Albert Smith's Culinary Capers Books in Order

Albert Smith and former police dog Rex arrive at their bed-and-breakfast to find their landlady nearly dead. Another recent incident makes Albert suspect a pattern, sending them searching for the truth behind the apparent accidents.

A waitress is arrested for murdering her café's owner, but Albert believes she is innocent. With Rex helping, he investigates evidence and her troubled past, soon finding that whoever arranged the crime may want him silenced.

Albert and Rex visit York for a Yorkshire pudding competition, hoping for a break from crime. Interrupting a robbery ruins that plan, and a murder draws them into a mystery surrounding the fiercely contested baking prize.

Albert's culinary tour takes a troubling turn when a pork pie's ingredients reveal evidence of a crime. With his former police dog Rex and a shopkeeper's daughter, he investigates before the business closes and danger escalates.

Albert Smith arrives in Stilton for a cheese festival, only to find the factory's stock stolen overnight. With former police dog Rex Harrison, he follows clues to recover the cheese and determine whether a larger criminal operation is involved.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison visit Arbroath to sample its smoked fish, but someone they meet soon dies in an apparent suicide. Their doubts uncover a hidden crime and people prepared to keep the past buried.

Arriving in Keswick, Rex Harrison detects a scent that leads Albert Smith to a body in a shallow grave. Helped by a local amateur detective and her dog, they investigate while someone works to conceal the truth.

A train passenger claims to have witnessed a murder through a passing house's window. When dangerous men await her at Dundee station, Albert Smith and Rex Harrison abandon their cake-tasting plans to protect her and investigate.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison visit Lancashire for its food but discover a famous television chef's body instead. With numerous people possessing motives and someone resisting their investigation, man and dog must uncover the killer before further danger arrives.

Albert Smith encounters a protection racket while visiting Blackpool, and Rex Harrison's intervention makes them targets. As Albert investigates the criminals, Rex detects a wolf needing help, drawing the partners into separate threads of the town's troubles.

Albert Smith and Rex Harrison follow clues to a Cornish village, hoping to catch the Gastrothief's agents. Amid a cider and pasty festival, a hidden plot develops while someone watches Albert, making their investigation increasingly dangerous.

A chef favored to win an Eton Mess competition falls to his death, prompting Albert Smith to suspect the Gastrothief. Another crime catches his attention before he leaves the station, forcing him and Rex Harrison to investigate both.

Albert Smith and former police dog Rex return to Kent after three wine growers vanish and another is found dead. They suspect the Gastrothief's network, but the criminals already know who Albert is and want him stopped.

Albert Smith visits Lyme Regis after an invitation from a baker who is soon found dead in an apparent suicide. Albert suspects murder, but following the clues puts him and faithful dog Rex in growing danger.

Albert and Rex attend a palace ceremony where Albert is due to receive a knighthood. Spotting a known murderer creates an urgent problem, leaving Rex to investigate while his human is expected to meet the king.

Albert Smith and Rex follow sparse clues to a remote Welsh coastal village, determined to uncover the Gastrothief. Far from home and allies, they must confront the elusive criminal's agents before their long investigation turns into a trap.