The Gentleman Detective Mysteries Books in Order

After finally confronting his tormentors, Franklin Ward becomes the chief suspect in a fatal beating he cannot remember. Colonel Bainbridge must challenge apparently damning eyewitness accounts and uncover the real killer before the young man is hanged.

A boy's disappearance leads Colonel Bainbridge and his niece Victoria to a secretive religious community in Victorian Norwich. Discovering another body and troubling histories among its members, they search for the missing boy before further harm occurs.

A series of burglaries resembles the work of a criminal already behind bars. When a woman is found dead in a hotel, Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria uncover signs that the thefts conceal a much more dangerous scheme.

A wealthy pickle manufacturer's family suffers another apparent suicide when a young heir is found dead. His aunt asks Colonel Bainbridge to investigate, leading him and Victoria into concealed grievances and the possibility of murder within the family.

An arson campaign in Norwich turns deadly when an unidentified body is discovered in a burned warehouse. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate as further fires threaten occupied buildings, putting them in the path of a dangerous plot.

A London skating competition is meant to lift Colonel Bainbridge's spirits before Christmas. Rumors of cheating and attacks on a competitor draw him and Victoria into an investigation as sporting rivalry develops into an increasingly deadly campaign of sabotage.

A fatal incident disrupts a garden show and arouses Colonel Bainbridge's suspicions. Investigating with Victoria, he uncovers fraud, betrayal, and illegal dealings among professional gardeners while racing to identify who turned horticultural rivalry into murder.

A young man's sudden death in the woods seems natural, but his father doubts the explanation. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate, uncovering a swindled pensioner and a corrupt company exploiting a village beneath the victim's respectable reputation.

An inherited dream home becomes a source of fear when Lancelot Dunbar discovers a skull hidden above his bedroom. With relatives challenging his inheritance, Colonel Bainbridge investigates the unsettling relic and the treachery surrounding the disputed house.

A newly married woman's disappearance disrupts a New Year's gathering already troubled by old attachments and hidden identities. Colonel Bainbridge investigates a puzzling crime while Victoria confronts personal memories that threaten to cloud her judgment about the case.

After his father dies among castle ruins, Lord Brooksby fears continuing the restoration could make him the next victim. Colonel Bainbridge investigates a supposed phantom, searching for a human killer behind the legends surrounding the ruined stronghold.

A nighttime highway robbery leaves a father's daughter missing and presumed kidnapped. Colonel Bainbridge races to find her, probing the family's troubling history and a tragedy from ten years earlier as hope for her safe return fades.

A mysterious bomber terrorizes Norwich, leaving Colonel Bainbridge struggling with misleading clues and unexplained connections to a mustard company. When someone dies, he and Victoria must reconsider their assumptions and identify the attacker before another explosion claims a life.

Grieving his partner and questioning his usefulness, Colonel Bainbridge investigates a businessman harassed by someone dressed as a mermaid. A death transforms the case, forcing him and Victoria to navigate criminal secrets, social prejudice, and painful personal guilt.

After losing his job and discovering a friend's body, Mr Ford asks Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria to examine troubling inconsistencies. Their inquiry exposes a dangerous poisoner whose actions threaten far more than one man's livelihood and reputation.

A stranger's arrival forces a secretive businessman to confront a dangerous past. Colonel Bainbridge investigates while pursuing a fresh lead in his former partner's death, unaware how far someone will go to keep that older mystery unsolved.

The deaths of an ordinary grocer and an isolated woman reveal unexpected connections amid disease fears in Norwich. Colonel Bainbridge and Victoria investigate as a dubious doctor exploits public anxiety and personal reputations threaten to outweigh the truth.

Notes left by his dead partner send Colonel Bainbridge searching for a missing man who may explain a fatal bank robbery. As he and Victoria unravel the final case, a desperate killer works to keep its secrets buried.