Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Books
Inspector Robert Colbeck is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by Welsh novelist Edward Marston (Keith Miles). The series is often referred to as the Railway Detective series. The series follows Scotland Yard Inspector Colbeck and partner Sergeant Victor Leeming during the 1850s. All of the novels are connected to the railways, which was a major part of Victorian England.
Edward Marston began his Inspector Robert Colbeck/Railway Detective series in 2004 with the novel The Railway Detective. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Edward Marston’s Inspector Robert Colbeck books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Books
The Railway Detective | (2004) | |
The Excursion Train | (2005) | |
The Railway Viaduct | (2006) | |
The Iron Horse | (2007) | |
Murder on the Brighton Express | (2007) | |
The Silver Locomotive Mystery | (2009) | |
Railway to the Grave | (2010) | |
Blood on the Line | (2011) | |
The Stationmaster’s Farewell | (2012) | |
Peril on the Royal Train | (2013) | |
A Ticket to Oblivion | (2014) | |
Timetable of Death | (2015) | |
Signal for Vengeance | (2016) | |
The Circus Train Conspiracy | (2017) | |
A Christmas Railway Mystery | (2017) | |
Points of Danger | (2019) | |
Fear on the Phantom Special | (2019) | |
Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel | (2020) | |
Tragedy on the Branch Line | (2021) | |
The Railway Detective’s Christmas Case | (2022) | |
Death at the Terminus | (2023) | |
Murder in Transit | (2024) |
Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections
Inspector Colbeck’s Casebook | (2014) |