Albert Campion Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Albert Campion Collections series?"

"There are twenty books in the Albert Campion Collections series, published between 1929 and 2020."

Q: "What is the first book in the Albert Campion Collections series?"

"The first book in the Albert Campion Collections series is Mr. Campion and Others, published in 1939."

Q: "What is the best collection to start with for Albert Campion short stories?"

"Mr. Campion and Others (1939), the first dedicated collection of Campion short fiction published during Allingham's lifetime, is the natural starting point. For readers interested in rarer material, The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories (1989) gathers previously hard-to-find work from across her career."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Mr. Campion and Others	1939	Margery Allingham	Buy
2	Crime à Black Dudley	1929	Margery Allingham	N/A
3	Mr. Campion’s Lucky Day and Other Short Stories	1973	Margery Allingham	Buy
4	Look To The Lady	1931	Margery Allingham	N/A
5	The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories	1989	Margery Allingham	Buy
6	The Danger Point and Other Mysteries	2012	Margery Allingham	Buy
7	Sweet Danger	1933	Margery Allingham	N/A
8	Campion at Christmas	2018	Margery Allingham	Buy
9	Death of a Ghost	1934	Margery Allingham	N/A
10	The Case Book of Mr. Campion	2020	Margery Allingham	Buy
11	Dancers in Mourning	1937	Margery Allingham	N/A
12	Traitors Purse	1941	Margery Allingham	N/A
13	Pearls Before Swine: An Albert Campion Mystery	1945	Margery Allingham	N/A
14	More Work for the Undertaker	1948	Margery Allingham	N/A
15	The Tiger in the Smoke	1952	Margery Allingham	N/A
16	Performance and competitiveness of small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises in Botswana	1955	Margery Allingham	N/A
17	The China Governess	1962	Margery Allingham	N/A
18	Cargo of Eagles	1968	Margery Allingham	N/A
19	Mr. Campion’s Farthing	1969	Margery Allingham	N/A
20	Mr Campion’s Falcon	1970	Margery Allingham	N/A

Alongside the full-length Campion novels, Margery Allingham wrote a substantial body of short fiction featuring her detective. Mr. Campion and Others (1939) was the first collection published during her lifetime, drawing together stories from magazines and other sources. The stories capture Campion in a lighter register than some of the later novels, often presenting self-contained puzzles with the wit and economy the short form demands.

Later collections gathered additional material, including Mr. Campion’s Lucky Day and Other Short Stories (1973) and The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories (1989), which brought together work that had not previously appeared in book form. The Danger Point and Other Mysteries (2012) and The Case Book of Mr. Campion (2020) represent more recent efforts to make Allingham’s short fiction accessible to new readers.

Campion at Christmas (2018) focused specifically on seasonal stories, reflecting a long tradition of Christmas mystery anthologies in British crime fiction. Taken together, these collections show a different side of Allingham’s talent, demonstrating her skill at constructing satisfying mysteries within the tighter constraints of short fiction while maintaining the characters and atmosphere readers associate with the longer Campion books.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Albert Campion Collections series?

There are twenty books in the Albert Campion Collections series, published between 1929 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Albert Campion Collections series?

The first book in the Albert Campion Collections series is Mr. Campion and Others, published in 1939.

What is the best collection to start with for Albert Campion short stories?

Mr. Campion and Others (1939), the first dedicated collection of Campion short fiction published during Allingham’s lifetime, is the natural starting point. For readers interested in rarer material, The Return of Mr. Campion: Uncollected Stories (1989) gathers previously hard-to-find work from across her career.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order