Campbell Armstrong

Campbell Armstrong The Scottish author Campbell Armstrong was a highly regarded writer of thriller and mystery fiction, producing a large and impressive quantity of work during his lifetime. Born Thomas Campbell Black, he'd build a name and brand for himself, giving his work a sense of political intrigue that really worked at building suspense. Translated worldwide, he would reach an international audience, resonating with readers from all backgrounds, regardless of where they were from.

The best place to start is the Scottish Short Stories series, the earliest of Campbell Armstrong's multi-book series: it opens with Scottish Short Stories 1974 (1974) and runs to 4 books across 1974–1979, ending with Scottish Short Stories 1979 (1979). Campbell Armstrong's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Campbell Armstrong has 61 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1966 and 2013. 33 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Indiana Jones Universe series with 18 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Campbell Armstrong's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Scottish Short Stories (1974–1979, 4 books), Indiana Jones Universe (1981–2009, 18 books) and Frank Pagan (1987–1997, 6 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits Campbell Armstrong's 61 books into 5 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Indiana Jones Universe (18 books, 1981–2009); Frank Pagan (6 books, 1987–1997); Scottish Short Stories (4 books, 1974–1979); Lou Perlman (3 books, 2002–2006); Indiana Jones: Film Novelizations (2 books, 1991–2008).