Inspector Robert Colbeck Railway Detective by Edward Marston
Inspector Robert Colbeck is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by Welsh novelist Edward Marston (Keith Miles). The series is often referred to as the Railway Detective series. The series follows Scotland Yard Inspector Colbeck and partner Sergeant Victor Leeming during the 1850s. All of the novels are connected to the railways, which was a major part of Victorian England.

Edward Marston began his Inspector Robert Colbeck/Railway Detective series in 2004 with the novel The Railway Detective. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Edward Marston’s Inspector Robert Colbeck books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):

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Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Books

The Railway Detective(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Excursion Train(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Railway Viaduct(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Iron Horse(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder on the Brighton Express(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Silver Locomotive Mystery(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Railway to the Grave(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Line(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stationmaster's Farewell(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peril on the Royal Train(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Ticket to Oblivion(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Timetable of Death(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Signal for Vengeance(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Circus Train Conspiracy(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Christmas Railway Mystery(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Points of Danger(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fear on the Phantom Special(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tragedy on the Branch Line(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Railway Detective's Christmas Case(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death at the Terminus(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in Transit(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Inspector Robert Colbeck Collections

Inspector Colbeck's Casebook(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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Inspector Robert Colbeck Synopsis: The Railway Detective is the first novel in the Inspector Robert Colbeck Railway Detective series. In 1851, London is greatly anticipating the Great Expedition when an attack hits a mail train, which is looted and derailed. Inspector Colbeck must solve a puzzle of murder, blackmail and destruction. As he closes in on his suspects, the daughter of a train driver is unwillingly brought in as a pawn in the game.

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