Order of Arnold Landon Books
Arnold Landon is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by British author Roy Lewis. Arnold Landon is a a medieval architecture expert and researcher. The series is set in Northumberland, England.
Roy Lewis introduced his Arnold Landon character in the novel A Gathering of Ghosts, published in 1983. Below is a list of Roy Lewis’ Arnold Landon books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Arnold Landon Books
| A Gathering of Ghosts / Murder in the Barn | (1983) |    |
| Most Cunning Workmen / Murder in the Manor | (1985) | |
| A Trout in the Milk / Murder in the Farmhouse | (1986) | |
| Men of Subtle Craft / Murder in the Stableyard | (1987) | |
| The Devil is Dead / Murder in the Church | (1989) | |
| A Wisp of Smoke / Murder in the House | (1992) | |
| A Secret Dying / Murder in the Tower | (1993) | |
| Bloodeagle / Murder Under the Bridge | (1993) | |
| The Cross Bearer / Murder by the Quay | (1994) | |
| A Short-Lived Ghost / Murder at the Folly | (1995) | |
| Angel of Death / Murder in the Field | (1996) | |
| Suddenly as a Shadow / Murder in the Cottage | (1997) | |
| The Shape-Shifter / Murder at Haggburn Hall | (1998) | |
| The Ghost Dancers / Murder on the Golf Course | (1998) | |
| An Assumption of Death / Murder on the Dawn Princess | (2000) | |
| Dead Secret / Murder in Wolfcleugh Woods | (2001) | |
| The Ways of Death / Murder at Abby Head | (2002) | |
| Headhunter / Murder in the South of France | (2004) | |
| Grave Error / Murder in Rome | (2005) | |
| Dragon Head / Murder in China | (2007) | |
| Shadowmaker / Murder in La Rochelle | (2009) | |
| Goddess of Death / Murder in Valencia | (2012) | |
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Arnold Landon Synopses: A Gathering of Ghosts by Roy Lewis is the first Arnold Landon novel. When a city planning officer sets out to preserve a medieval barn scheduled for demolition in order for an amusement park to be built, he encounters mysterious resistance and uncovers two murders.
Most Cunning Workmen is the second book in the Arnold Landon series by Roy Lewis. Called in to catalogue the library of a medieval manor about to be sold to an American conglomerate, antiquarian Arnold Landon must deal with property disputes and corporate politics, as well as murder.
A Trout in the Milk is the third book in Roy Lewis’ Arnold Landon series. Arnold Landon finds himself involved in a squabble over land in Northumbria when the intense passions of those involved – a greedy businessman, an aging aristocrat, and an eccentric spinster – produce a clever murder.