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2013
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A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?Celebrated 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 Majesty's government before his accident. On the run from the police and unable to recognise even his fa...
2023
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A collection of eighteen classic Golden Age short stories from "the best of mystery writers"—with a tribute by Agatha Christie ( The New Yorker).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of CrimeAcclaimed by critics and her peers, Margery Allingham was one of the finest writers of her day, crafting fiction that challenged readers' crime-solving skills and kept them on the edge of their seats. Foul play, mystery, and th...
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- The Albert Campion Mysteries
2023
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From a Golden Age Queen of Crime comes "a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth" ( Chicago Tribune)."Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered."—P. D. James, New York Times bestselling authorAlbert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle...
Mystery Mile
A Golden-Age Detective Adventure
2009
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A fast-paced mystery novel featuring intrigue, danger, and classic detective storytelling from the Golden Age of crime fiction.
2023
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A classic collection of mystery stories: "With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise" ( Daily Mail).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise."— Daily MailThis volume offer eighteen delightful mysteries from the Q...
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- The Albert Campion Mysteries
2023
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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...
2025
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The Crime at Black Dudley, a riveting historical crime fiction novel by Margery Allingham, transports you to the chilling depths of the golden age of detective storytelling. This true crime activity book for adults, published in 1929, unveils the enigmatic debut of the legendary detective Albert Campion in a tale of suspense and cunning that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Nestled within the isolated and mysterious English countryside, Black Dudley Manor sets the stage for an unfor...
The Crime At Black Dudley
Restored Classics to Go Edition
2026
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Dr. George Abbershaw comes to Black Dudley hoping for a quiet country weekend and a chance to win the heart of Margaret Oliphant, but the mansion's bleak parkland, fortress-like rooms, and old shadows make it feel less like a retreat than a trap. Among the guests are the polished host Wyatt Petrie, the war-scarred Colonel Coombe, the bright Anne Edgeware, the shy Jeanne, the athletic Chris Kennedy, the absurdly harmless-looking Albert Campion, and two men who immediately disturb Abbershaw:...
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- The Albert Campion Mysteries
2023
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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...
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- The Albert Campion Mysteries
2023
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A mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village—from "my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime" (J. K. Rowling).The ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter…and someone in town is willing to terrorize, murder, and raise the very devil to keep that secret to themselves.When a transistor thought to be the key to telepathic communication is found, Albert Camp...
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- The Albert Campion Mysteries
2023
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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
2023
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"An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues" from the author of the Albert Campion series ( Kirkus Reviews).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"Margery Allingham was one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel."—Alexander McCall SmithAn apparent suicide at a posh men's club in London doesn't fool Scotland Yard ...