Albert Campion books in order
Albert Campion is a series of 24 books by Margery Allingham: 4,873 pages in the 20 with a known length, about 89 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 24
- books
- 4,873
- pages in 20 of them
- 89 hours
- to read those 20
- 179 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Crime at Black Dudley 3.8 h 2 
Mystery Mile 4.5 h 3 
Police at the Funeral 4.7 h 4 
Look to the Lady; or, The Gyrth Chalice Mystery 5.1 h 
Sweet Danger 4.7 h 6 
Death of a Ghost 4.6 h 7 
Flowers for the Judge 4.7 h 9 
Dancers in Mourning 5.4 h 10 
The Case of the Late Pig 2.6 h 11 
The Fashion in Shrouds 5.5 h 12 
Mr. Campion and Others 5.3 h 13 
Traitor's Purse 4.0 h 14 
Pearls Before Swine 4.4 h 
More Work for the Undertaker 4.7 h 
The Beckoning Lady 4.6 h 19 
Tether's End 4.1 h 
The China Governess 4.9 h 24 
The Mind Readers 4.7 h 26 
Cargo of Eagles 4.1 h 29 
The Return of Mr. Campion 3.0 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
The Crime at Black Dudley 1929 3.8 h
The Black Dudley is an ancient, remote mansion inhabited by recluse, Colonel Combe, but owned by Waytt Petrie, a young academic who decides to revive his property with a weekend…
- 2
Mystery Mile 1930 4.5 h
A red chess piece...
- 3
Police at the Funeral 1931 4.7 h
The imperious Great Aunt Caroline Faraday runs her old Cambridge residence like a Victorian fiefdom, unconcerned with the fact that it's 1931.
- 4
Look to the Lady; or, The Gyrth Chalice Mystery 1931 5.1 h
The Gyrth family had guarded the Gyrth Chalice for hundreds of years.
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Look to the Lady 1931 length not known
- 5
Sweet Danger 1933 4.7 h
Way back during the crusades Richard I presented the Huntingforest family with the tiny Balkan principality of Averna but since then the kingdom has been forgotten, until…
- 6
Death of a Ghost 1934 4.6 h
John Sebastian Lafcadio, is one of the greatest painters of the Edwardian period, and his ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a…
- 7
Flowers for the Judge 1936 4.7 h
The Body That Wasn't There One morning Tom Barnabas, of the famous book publishers Barnabas and Company, said "Good morning" to his housekeeper, started down a wide suburban…
- 9
Dancers in Mourning 1937 5.4 h
An Albert Campion mystery
- 10
The Case of the Late Pig 1937 2.6 h
"Pig" Peters made Albert Campion's life a misery at prep school, and now that he's dead, Campion is hard-pressed to squeeze out a tear.
- 11
The Fashion in Shrouds 1938 5.5 h
- 12
Mr. Campion and Others 1939 5.3 h
A baker's dozen of cases, each putting Albert Campion through his paces.
- 13
Traitor's Purse 1941 4.0 h
Campion has amnesia.He has an important job to do, but can't remember what.
- 14
Pearls Before Swine 1940 4.4 h
Also published as Coroner's Pidgin.
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Coroner's Pidgin 1945 length not known
- 16
More Work for the Undertaker 1948 4.7 h
Roman policier (énigme)
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The Tiger in the Smoke 1952 length not known
- 18
The Beckoning Lady 1955 4.6 h
- 19
Tether's End 1958 4.1 h
"The Goff Place Mystery" remained unsolved, the body of the murdered pawnbroker never found.
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Hide My Eyes 1958 length not known
- 22
The China Governess 1963 4.9 h
Aristocratic scion Timothy Kinnit is about to marry the girl of his dreams, until rumors circulate about his parentage, and the bride's father puts a stop to the wedding.
- 24
The Mind Readers 1965 4.7 h
Two schoolboys have discovered a miraculous gadget that enables them to read other people's minds.
- 26
Cargo of Eagles 1968 4.1 h
In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action revolves around Saltey, for centuries a hidey-hole for all manner of villains.
- 29
The Return of Mr. Campion 1989 3.0 h
A proper family butler is called upon to discreetly turn away an unexpected and wholly unwelcome caller.
How much is left
| After book 1, The Crime at Black Dudley | about 86 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Mystery Mile | about 81 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Police at the Funeral | about 76 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Look to the Lady; or, The Gyrth Chalice Mystery | about 71 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
| After Look to the Lady | about 71 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, Sweet Danger | about 67 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, Death of a Ghost | about 62 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, Flowers for the Judge | about 57 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, Dancers in Mourning | about 52 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, The Case of the Late Pig | about 49 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, The Fashion in Shrouds | about 44 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, Mr. Campion and Others | about 38 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 13, Traitor's Purse | about 34 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 14, Pearls Before Swine | about 30 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After Coroner's Pidgin | about 30 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 16, More Work for the Undertaker | about 25 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After The Tiger in the Smoke | about 25 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 18, The Beckoning Lady | about 21 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 19, Tether's End | about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Hide My Eyes | about 17 hours left |
| After book 22, The China Governess | about 12 hours left |
| After book 24, The Mind Readers | about 7 hours left |
| After book 26, Cargo of Eagles | about 3 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 89 hours 20 minutes
20 of 24 books, 4,873 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
179 days (about 26 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.