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):
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Publication Order of Arnold Landon Books
| A Gathering of Ghosts / Murder in the Barn | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Most Cunning Workmen / Murder in the Manor | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Trout in the Milk / Murder in the Farmhouse | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Men of Subtle Craft / Murder in the Stableyard | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil is Dead / Murder in the Church | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Wisp of Smoke / Murder in the House | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Secret Dying / Murder in the Tower | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bloodeagle / Murder Under the Bridge | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cross Bearer / Murder by the Quay | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Short-Lived Ghost / Murder at the Folly | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Angel of Death / Murder in the Field | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Suddenly as a Shadow / Murder in the Cottage | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shape-Shifter / Murder at Haggburn Hall | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ghost Dancers / Murder on the Golf Course | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Assumption of Death / Murder on the Dawn Princess | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Secret / Murder in Wolfcleugh Woods | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ways of Death / Murder at Abby Head | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Headhunter / Murder in the South of France | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Grave Error / Murder in Rome | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon Head / Murder in China | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadowmaker / Murder in La Rochelle | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goddess of Death / Murder in Valencia | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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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.