Clara Benson Reading Order

14 books (2013–2023)

The Angela Marchmont Mystery series consists of fourteen books published between 2013 and 2023, following detective Angela Marchmont through various puzzling cases across different locations. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Murder at Sissingham Hall and concluding with The Body on Archangel Beach. Each installment, from country manor mysteries to seaside investigations, presents standalone mysteries while maintaining continuity with the ongoing character development of the protagonist throughout the decade-long series.

Start with The Murder at Sissingham Hall, the first of 14 books in the Angela Marchmont Mystery series.

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1	The Murder at Sissingham Hall 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mystery at Underwood House 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Treasure at Poldarrow Point 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Imbroglio at the Villa Pozzi 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Incident at Fives Castle 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Riddle at Gipsy's Mile 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Problem at Two Tithes 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Scandal at 23 Mount Street 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Trouble at Wakeley Court 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Angela's Christmas Adventure 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Question of Hats 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Man on the Train 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Shadow at Greystone Chase 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Body on Archangel Beach 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2016–2025)

Clara Benson's Freddy Pilkington-Soames Adventures is an eight-book mystery and thriller series that began in 2016 and remains ongoing. The books follow a consistent pattern of crime-focused narratives set across London and beyond, with each installment introducing a new case for the protagonist to unravel. Reading these mysteries in publication order is essential to fully appreciate the character development and continuity throughout the series, beginning with A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia and continuing through A Case of Intrigue in Islington. With the most recent addition published in 2025, this series offers readers a complete adventure to date while the author continues to expand the canon.

Start with A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia, the first of 8 books in the Freddy Pilkington-Soames Adventures series.

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1	A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Case of Murder in Mayfair 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Case of Conspiracy in Clerkenwell 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Case of Duplicity in Dorset 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Case of Suicide in St. James's 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Case of Robbery on the Riviera 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Case of Intrigue in Islington 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2016–2020)

Clara Benson's mystery and adventure series comprises four complete novels published between 2016 and 2020. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Lucases of Lucas Lodge and continuing through In Darkness, Look for Stars, and concluding with The Stolen Letter. Though marketed as standalone entries, reading them sequentially provides the intended narrative experience.

Start with The Lucases of Lucas Lodge and read in order.

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1	The Lucases of Lucas Lodge 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	In Darkness, Look for Stars 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Stolen Letter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible