First published in 1950, British Government Since 1918 presents a comprehensive, well-balanced account of the machinery by which public affairs are regulated in Britain. The Institute of Public Administration asked six experts to make a broad survey of the significant happenings in each of the main fields of government. Their names by themselves guarantee the authority and readability of this important book.Lord Campion deals with the changes in parliamentary procedure; D....

European Parliamentary Procedure (1954) provides a comparative guide to the procedures of European parliaments. The material in each of the ‘national’ chapters follows a uniform order of subjects so as to assist rapid consultation and facilitate comparison between countries and parliaments.

Gentleman sleuth Albert Campion battles amnesia while trying to save his country during World War II in this mystery from a Golden Age Queen of Crime."If I had to vote for the single best detective story, this would be it."—A.S. ByattCelebrated amateur detective Albert Campion awakes in hospital, accused of attacking a police officer and suffering from acute amnesia. All he can remember is that he was on a mission of vital importance to His M...

"Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever."—Sara ParetskyOne of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of CrimeWorld War II is limping to a close and private detective Albert Campion has just returned from years abroad on a secret mission. Relaxing in his bath before rushing back to the country, and to the arms of his wife, Amanda, Campion is d...

From coastal Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerneyTwenty years ago, Ellen O'Shea left her beloved Ireland to make a new life in Australia. Now, living in a small coastal town and struggling to cope with the death of her much-loved Greek husband, Nick, Ellen finds her world turned upside down when an unexpected visitor land...

A custom-made killer shocks the fashionable London set in "one of the finest murder books ever written" featuring gentleman sleuth Albert Campion ( The New Yorker).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"Top ranking whodunit in Dorothy Sayers tradition…. Plus sale for non-mysteryites as first-rate novel of fashionable London. Suspense—humor—well planned, well written."— Kirkus Reviews

A mystery from one of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's four Queens of Crime: a suspicious death and a treasured heirloom spell trouble for the gentleman sleuth."Wonderfully plotted…. A marvelous mixture of witchcraft, sacred relics and ancient oaths. [Allingham was a] rare and precious talent."— The Washington Post"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light."—Agatha ChristieEstranged from his fathe...

Murder takes center stage when a song-and-dance man is targeted, in an Albert Campion whodunit from "the best of mystery writers" ( The New Yorker).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"Allingham's work is always of the first rank."— The New York TimesWhen entertainer Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, there's only one man who can get to the...

Gentleman sleuth Albert Campion tries to solve the murder of a prominent publisher in this "vivid and witty" British mystery ( The New York Times).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered."—P.D. JamesScandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar. All eyes are on the othe...

The gentleman detective searches for a missing groom—and a killer—on the foggy streets of postwar London in this "phenomenal" crime novel (J. K. Rowling).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"A satisfying sleuth-novel."— Kirkus ReviewsA fog is creeping through the weary streets of London—so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals....

"A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths" (The New York Times).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"There is a more marked kinship here to Dorothy Sayers and her type of crime detection novels…. Superior fare."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A beggarwoman on a bench arouses A...

Gentleman sleuth Albert Campion tackles murder and intrigue in a tiny European kingdom—" Sweet Danger is for the connoisseur of detective fiction" ( Sunday Times).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"The best of mystery writers."— The New YorkerNestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly—and suspiciously—become the hottest property in Europe, and Alber...