Railway Detective
Victorian crime fighting on the railways featuring Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in the 1850s and 60s.
Railway Detective consists of twenty-five books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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The Railway Detective (Railway Detective #1 / 26)
2004 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Excursion Train (Railway Detective #2 / 26)
2005 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Railway Viaduct (Railway Detective #3 / 26)
2006 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Iron Horse (Railway Detective #4 / 26)
2007 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Murder on the Brighton Express (Railway Detective #5 / 26)
2006 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Silver Locomotive Mystery (Railway Detective #6 / 26)
2009 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Railway to the Grave (Railway Detective #7 / 26)
2010 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Blood on the Line (Railway Detective #8 / 26)
2011 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Stationmaster's Farewell (Railway Detective #9 / 26)
2012 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Peril on the Royal Train (Railway Detective #10 / 26)
2013 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Inspector Colbeck's Casebook (Railway Detective #11 / 26)
2014 | collection, short stories, historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
A Ticket to Oblivion (Railway Detective #12 / 26)
2014 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Timetable of Death (Railway Detective #13 / 26)
2015 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Signal for Vengeance (Railway Detective #14 / 26)
2016 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Circus Train Conspiracy (Railway Detective #15 / 26)
2017 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
A Christmas Railway Mystery (Railway Detective #16 / 26)
2017 | holiday/seasonal, christmas fiction, historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Points of Danger (Railway Detective #17 / 26)
2018 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Fear on the Phantom Special (Railway Detective #18 / 26)
2019 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel (Railway Detective #19 / 26)
2020 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Tragedy on the Branch Line (Railway Detective #20 / 26)
2021 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Railway Detective's Christmas Case (Railway Detective #21 / 26)
2022 | holiday/seasonal, christmas fiction, historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Death at the Terminus (Railway Detective #22 / 26)
2023 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Murder in Transit (Railway Detective #23 / 26)
2024 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Mystery at the Station Hotel (Railway Detective #24 / 26)
2025 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
Murder on the Great Northern Railway (Railway Detective #25 / 26)
2025 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
The Corpse on the Bristol Train (Railway Detective #26 / 26)
2026 | historical fiction, 19th century, thriller, crime fiction, mystery, cozy mystery | Release date October 22, 2026