Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad Books in Order

Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad takes the beloved detective and his grandson off on a grand tour of Europe in the late 1920s. The idea is simple: after so many cases at home, they deserve a holiday. The reality is that murder has packed a suitcase and come along for the ride.

In Murder in an Italian Castle, the pair arrive at a Tuscan estate of sun‑baked stone, olive groves and vineyards, only to see their host fall from the belltower. Between warring heirs, suspicious locals and a language barrier, they have to untangle old affairs and village grudges while sampling the food and dodging the local police.

Death on the Night Train to Verona shifts the action onto a luxury sleeper train leaving Rome. A world‑famous film star is killed in her compartment, trapping a car full of suspects – lovers, patrons, directors and devoted fans – in a moving, claustrophobic crime scene. With every stop, the pressure to identify the murderer before they slip away grows.

In The Alpine Christmas Mystery, the detectives head to a grand hotel in the Swiss Alps hoping for roaring fires and scenic walks. Instead they find a gathering of former criminals, rumours of a missing princess’s tiara and a killer using the deep snow to hide both tracks and bodies. The mountains make for a beautiful but dangerous maze.

These books keep the same mix of humour, fair‑play clues and family warmth as the main Lord Edgington series, but with added travelogue. Real locations, regional food and different nationalities give each mystery a distinct flavour, while the loyal golden retriever and the evolving bond between grandfather and grandson hold everything together.

You can read the Abroad books on their own as self‑contained adventures, or weave them into the main series once you already know the characters. Either way, they’re a good choice if you enjoy classic detective stories that feel like a mix of interwar train journeys, grand hotels and old‑fashioned European holidays.