BOOK SERIES
Railway Detective
26 main books
Victorian crime fighting on the railways featuring Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in the 1850s and 60s.
Books in the series
Books in reading order
The Railway Detective
The Excursion Train
The Railway Viaduct
The Iron Horse
Murder on the Brighton Express
The Silver Locomotive Mystery
Railway to the Grave
Blood on the Line
The Stationmaster's Farewell
Peril on the Royal Train
Inspector Colbeck's Casebook
A Ticket to Oblivion
Timetable of Death
Signal for Vengeance
The Circus Train Conspiracy
A Christmas Railway Mystery
Points of Danger
Fear on the Phantom Special
Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel
Tragedy on the Branch Line
The Railway Detective's Christmas Case
Death at the Terminus
Murder in Transit
Mystery at the Station Hotel
Murder on the Great Northern Railway
The Corpse on the Bristol TrainUpcomingSERIES PUBLICATIONS
Publication timeline
Main-series books by publication year. Unconfirmed TBA dates are excluded.
2004–202626 dated main books
The Railway Detective2004The Excursion Train2005 / 11The Railway Viaduct2006The Iron Horse2007Murder on the Brighton Express2006The Silver Locomotive Mystery2009 / 01Railway to the Grave2010 / 07Blood on the Line2011 / 04The Stationmaster's Farewell2012Peril on the Royal Train2013Inspector Colbeck's Casebook2014 / 11A Ticket to Oblivion2014Timetable of Death2015 / 06Signal for Vengeance2016 / 06The Circus Train Conspiracy2017A Christmas Railway Mystery2017Points of Danger2018 / 10Fear on the Phantom Special2019Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel2020Tragedy on the Branch Line2021 / 04The Railway Detective's Christmas Case2022 / 10Death at the Terminus2023Murder in Transit2024 / 01Mystery at the Station Hotel2025 / 01Murder on the Great Northern Railway2025 / 09The Corpse on the Bristol Train2026 / 10 · Upcoming