The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 19 books · 1929 to 1968 · Set in London

Margery Allingham

Crime and mysteryAmateur sleuthGolden Age

Albert Campion, a mild-looking young man of mysterious aristocratic family, solves crimes with his manservant Magersfontein Lugg, a former burglar, and later with Amanda Fitton, whom he meets as a teenager and marries.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Cargo of Eagles was completed by Allingham’s husband, Youngman Carter, and his later Campion novels are left out.

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Margery Allingham books in order

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Albert Campion

19 books · Set in LondonGolden AgeAmateur sleuth
  1. 1The Crime at Black Dudley1929Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Mystery Mile1930With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Look to the Lady1931With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Police at the Funeral1931With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Sweet Danger1933With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Death of a Ghost1934With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Flowers for the Judge1936With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Case of the Late Pig1937With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Dancers in Mourning1937With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Fashion in Shrouds1938With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Traitor’s Purse1941With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Coroner’s Pidgin1945With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  13. 13More Work for the Undertaker1948With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  14. 14The Tiger in the Smoke1952Buy on Amazon
  15. 15The Beckoning Lady1955With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Hide My Eyes1958With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  17. 17The China Governess1962With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  18. 18The Mind Readers1965With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Cargo of Eagles1968With Albert CampionBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Campion and his circle