<div>Six &ldquo;perfect murders&rdquo; by Margery Allingham, Dorothy L. Sayers, and other Golden Age Mystery authors of the Detection Club&mdash;plus an essay by Agatha Christie. Founded in England in the 1930s, the Detection Club brought together an impressive array of Golden Age Mystery authors. Their projects included The Floating Admiral, a whodunit in which twelve different writers contributed individual chapters, as well as Ask a Policeman, another collaboration in which the mystery writers swapped detectives to solve a murder. In Six Against the Yard, a half dozen mystery masters&mdash;Margery Allingham, Father Ronald Knox, Anthony Berkeley, Russell Thorndike, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Freeman Wills Crofts&mdash;each create a perfect crime, a seemingly unsolvable mystery. The stories are then analyzed by Ex-Superintendent Cornish, C.I.D., a real-life retired police detective, to see if they would indeed stump Scotland Yard. This edition also features an afterword by inaugural Detection Club member Agatha Christie on a true unsolved case of arsenic poisoning in Britain in 1929. </div>

Six Against the Yard

<div> “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 Paretsky World 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 disturbed when his servant, Lugg, and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. The reluctant Campion is forced to put his powers of detection to work as he is drawn deeper into the case, and into the eccentric Caradocs household, dealing with murder, treason, grand larceny, and the mysterious disappearance of some very valuable art.  “Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.” —P.D. James “Margery Allingham was one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel.” —Alexander McCall Smith</div>

Coroner's Pidgin

<div> “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance.” —Agatha Christie Timothy Kinnit is rich, handsome, and successful, but his past is a mystery to him. When he learns, on the eve of his elopement, that he is adopted, he must question everything he thought he knew. In desperate search of answers, Kinnit calls on private detective Albert Campion to shed some light on his past, and how it connects him to the notorious Turk Street Mile slum. Meanwhile, his illustrious adopted family has a sinister secret of its own—involving a murderous nineteenth-century governess—that must also be brought to light by Campion’s investigations. “Allingham is very, very good and those who are not familiar with her have a discovery awaiting them.”—Los Angeles Times</div>

The China Governess

<div> “If I had to vote for the single best detective story, this would be it.” —A.S. Byatt Celebrated 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 Majesty’s government before his accident. On the run from the police and unable to recognize even his faithful servant or his beloved fiancée, Campion struggles desperately to put the pieces together—while World War II rages and the very fate of England is at stake. Published in 1941, Traitor’s Purse is “a wartime masterpiece” (The Guardian). “Uncommonly exciting stuff, replete with Allingham’s skill in story-building and the plausible characters that make her as much a fine novelist as a mystery writer.” —The New Republic “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance.” —Agatha Christie</div>

Traitor's Purse

<div>Gentleman sleuth Albert Campion tries to solve the murder of a prominent publisher in this “vivid and witty” British mystery (The New York Times). Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar. All eyes are on the other partners at the firm—cousins of the dead man with much to gain from his demise—and all rumors hint at a connection to the disappearance of another director decades earlier. Desperate to salvage their reputation, the cousins turn to Albert Campion—but will his investigations clear the Barnabas family name, or besmirch it forever? “My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham.” —J. K. Rowling “Ms. Allingham has a strong, controlled sense of humour and is never dull.” —Times Literary Supplement</div>

Flowers for the Judge

<div>Murder darkens the bright days of summer in an idyllic Suffolk village, in an Albert Campion mystery that is simply “unforgettable” (A.S. Byatt). Private detective Albert Campion’s glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand’s fabulous summer party, a murder is discovered—and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motives, suspicion and deception. Danger is hardly unknown in this idyllic rural village, but it is a less romantic peril than Campion faced on his first visit, more than twenty years ago . . . “My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham.” —J. K. Rowling “Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors.” —The Sunday Times “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 Paretsky</div>

The Beckoning Lady

<div>A classic collection of mystery stories: “With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise” (Daily Mail). This volume offer eighteen delightful mysteries from the Queen of Crime that will baffle the most ingenious of armchair detectives—and even, at times, the imperturbable sleuth Albert Campion himself. Enjoy one of England’s great golden-era writers at her witty best as she spins delicious tales of high-risk heists and domestic deceptions in this exquisite short story collection. “A perfectly splendid collection of short stories.” —H. R. F. Keating</div>

The Allingham Casebook

<div>A lively British mystery from “one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel” (Alexander McCall Smith). Strange things are happening in Saltey. The little village on the Essex coast is invaded by bikers and a parade of peculiar visitors, a newly released prisoner is rumored to be in the area, Mr. Lugg has bought a bungalow there, the Saltey Demon is on the loose again . . . and Albert Campion is looking for the disappearance of thousands of pounds of gold coinage. This is Margery Allingham’s final novel featuring her famous gentleman sleuth, overflowing with evil arch-villains and classic thuggery against the atmospheric backdrop of postwar England. “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 Paretsky “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” —Agatha Christie</div>

Cargo of Eagles

<div>A man is killed five months after his funeral, in a tale by “one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel” (Alexander McCall Smith). Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that of Pig Peters, freshly killed five months after his own funeral. Soon other corpses start to turn up, just as Peters’s body goes missing. It takes all Campion’s coolly incisive powers of detection to unravel the crime. The Case of the Late Pig is, uniquely, narrated by Campion himself. In Allingham’s inimitable style, high drama sits neatly beside pitch-perfect black comedy. A heady mix of murder, romance, and the urbane detective's own unglamorous past make this an Allingham mystery not to be missed. “My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham.”—J. K. Rowling “Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.”—P.D. James</div>

The Case of the Late Pig

<div>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). When entertainer Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, there’s only one man who can get to the bottom of the apparent vendetta against the music hall darling—gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Soon, however, the backstage pranks escalate, and an aging starlet is killed. Under pressure to uncover the culprit and plagued by his growing feelings for Sutane’s wife, Campion finds himself uncomfortably embroiled in an investigation which tests his ingenuity—and integrity—to the limit. “Allingham’s work is always of the first rank.” —The New York Times</div>

Dancers in Mourning

<div>Private detective Albert Campion hunts a serial killer in London’s theatre district, in this crime novel from “the best of mystery writers” (The New Yorker). A spate of murders leaves Campion with only two baffling clues: a left-hand glove and a lizard-skin letter-case. These minimal leads, and a series of peculiar events, set the gentleman sleuth on a race against time that takes him from an odd museum of curiosities hidden in a quiet corner of London to a scrapyard in the East End. Margery Allingham shows her dark edge in Hide My Eyes and evokes the sights, sounds, and inimitable atmosphere of 1950s London, once again proving herself “one of the finest ‘golden age’ crime novelists” (Sunday Telegraph). “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 Paretsky “Allingham’s characters are three-dimensional flesh and blood, especially her villains.” —Times Literary Supplement</div>

Hide My Eyes

<div>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 Campion is called to sort fact from fiction. But the device at the center of the mystery is in the possession of two schoolboys, and whether they stole it or invented it, there are others who will kill to get hold of it. “Allingham has a strong, well controlled sense of humour, a power of suggesting character with a few touches and an excellent English style. She has a sense of the fantastic, and is never dull” —Times Literary Supplement</div>

The Mind Readers

<div>With gentleman sleuth Albert Campion on the case and plenty of European intrigue, “Sweet Danger is for the connoisseur of detective fiction” (Sunday Times). Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly—and suspiciously—become the hottest property in Europe, and Albert Campion is given the task of recovering the long-missing proofs of ownership. His mission takes him from the French Riviera to the sleepy village of Pontisbright, where he meets the flame-haired Amanda Fitton. Her family claim to be the rightful heirs to the principality, and insist on joining Campion's quest. Unfortunately for them, a criminal financier and his heavies are also on the trail. The clock is ticking for Campion and his cohorts to outwit the thugs and solve the mystery of Averna. “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance.” —Agatha Christie “The best of mystery writers.” —The New Yorker</div>

Sweet Danger

<div> “The Tiger in the Smoke is a phenomenal novel.” —J. K. Rowling A 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. And the rumors are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer, and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again. As Havoc stalks the smog-cloaked alleyways of the city, it falls to Albert Campion to hunt down the fugitive and put a stop to his rampage—before it’s too late . . . “Allingham’s work is always of the first rank.” —The New York Times</div>

The Tiger in the Smoke

<div>A collection of eighteen classic Golden Age short stories from &ldquo;the best of mystery writers&rdquo;&mdash;with a tribute by Agatha Christie (The New Yorker). Acclaimed by critics and her peers, Margery Allingham was one of the finest writers of her day, crafting fiction that challenged readers&rsquo; crime-solving skills and kept them on the edge of their seats. Foul play, mystery, and the macabre set the stage for unforgettable characters who struggled with the complexities of life and their own morality. In these pages, you&rsquo;ll find eighteen stories that showcase Margery Allingham&rsquo;s wit, sharp characterization, and clever plotting. From her famous detective&rsquo;s swift dispatch of a case in &ldquo;Mr. Campion&rsquo;s Lucky Day,&rdquo; to ghost-hunting in a terrorized village in &ldquo;&rsquo;Tis Not Hereafter,&rdquo; to a debate about&mdash;and proof of&mdash;good and evil in &ldquo;The Wink,&rdquo; Margery Allingham shows why she &ldquo;deserves to be rediscovered&rdquo; (P. D. James, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author). Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;[Allingham was a] rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Telegraph </div>

The Allingham Minibus

<div>A classic from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. &ldquo;One of the best books by a mystery novelist whose work is always of first rank.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times Something is afoot at the Ivory Gallery in London. A string of suspicious incidents&mdash;a Kang-Tse vase broken, a specially commissioned catalog burned, and now a painting slashed&mdash;has young Frances Ivory on edge. She suspects that the instigator is her stepsister&rsquo;s husband, Robert Madrigal, but there&rsquo;s not much she can do about it while her father is out of the country. Robert is even interfering in Frances&rsquo;s love life, encouraging her to marry his loathsome assistant. To stop his infernal matchmaking, Frances agrees to a sham engagement with the painter whose work was defaced. But when Robert disappears after a confrontation with the artist, he&rsquo;s found stashed in a cupboard, dead. Frances is now drawn into a mystery that will have her second-guessing her family, her fianc&eacute;, and even herself . . . Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Telegraph</div>

Black Plumes

<div>Two classic mystery stories from the Golden Age author who &ldquo;stands out like a shining light&rdquo; (Agatha Christie). &ldquo;Wanted: Someone Innocent&rdquo; At a retirement reception for their headmistress, twenty-year-old Gillie Brayton is swept away by the wealthy Rita Fayre to work for her in London. Gillie&rsquo;s job is to accompany Rita&rsquo;s convalescent husband, but a shocking tragedy reveals the motive behind her employment: murder. &ldquo;Last Act&rdquo; Gathered at the country residence of Madame Zoffany, an aging star of the French stage, are her ward, both grandsons who stand to inherit her fortune, and her longtime servants. And though they are all used to Zoff&rsquo;s theatrics, it still comes as a surprise when the grande dame takes her final curtain call&mdash;and the spotlight of suspicion shines on them all . . . Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.&rdquo; &mdash;P. D. James, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Telegraph </div>

Deadly Duo

<div>&ldquo;Wonderfully plotted . . . A marvelous mixture of witchcraft, sacred relics and ancient oaths. [Allingham was a] rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post Estranged from his father, young Percival St. John Wykes Gyrth wanders the streets of London, penniless and homeless, until he&rsquo;s lured to the house of gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. An underground ring of the most powerful and wealthy art collectors in the world have turned their attention to the Gyrth Chalice, a state treasure guarded by the family for centuries. To stop its theft, Campion and Val head back to the family seat in Suffolk, where folklore and ancient superstitions abound&mdash;and where, in its supposedly haunted woods, Val&rsquo;s aunt is found literally scared to death. With Val&rsquo;s coming-of-age ritual approaching&mdash;in which he is initiated into the secret of the Chalice&mdash;Campion must sort through new religion followers, landed gentry, suspicious villagers, and a cast of London&rsquo;s ne&rsquo;er-do-wells for suspects, all while putting his own life on the line. Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Telegraph &ldquo;Spending an evening with Campion is one of life&rsquo;s pure pleasures.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Times </div>

Look to the Lady

<div>&ldquo;A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times A beggarwoman on a bench arouses Albert Campion&rsquo;s curiosity&mdash;and helps Scotland Yard lure him into a case of family dysfunction. The seemingly destitute woman is none other than a member of the eccentric Palinode family, which has recently lost two of its members. The police suspect a poisoner is on the loose, which is why Campion is willing to go undercover as a lodger in the boardinghouse where they live. As the recently deceased are exhumed, Campion becomes acquainted with the old-fashioned, out-of-the-ordinary family members, who talk in crossword puzzle clues, sneak out at night, and cook vats of stinky food in the basement to save money. And if that&rsquo;s not enough to keep Campion on his toes, the local undertaker seems to be digging himself into a hole . . . Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Telegraph &ldquo;Spending an evening with Campion is one of life&rsquo;s pure pleasures.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sunday Times </div>

More Work for the Undertaker

<div>An artist&rsquo;s legacy lives on&mdash;through murder in this Albert Campion mystery masterpiece from &ldquo;one of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists&rdquo; (The Sunday Telegraph). To vex his rival from the grave, a famous artist has left twelve paintings to be sold after his death. Each year, one painting is revealed to kick off London&rsquo;s art season. But this release party&mdash;bringing family, friends, critics, and collectors together&mdash;devolves into scandal. A power outage leaves everyone in the dark, and when the lights come back on, a man lies dead&mdash;stabbed through the heart with bejeweled scissors. Family friend Albert Campion is present during the deadly crime. The too obvious suspect is the artist&rsquo;s granddaughter, Linda Lafcadio, who was engaged to the victim until he brought back a model from Italy and married her. Linda didn&rsquo;t take his suggestion of a m&eacute;nage &agrave; trois well, to say the least. But was she angry enough to kill him? Campion thinks not. He&rsquo;s actually quite sure he knows who did the dastardly deed, but there&rsquo;s no evidence to prove it. And though he&rsquo;s one step behind a diabolical killer, Campion just might be next on the list of victims . . . &ldquo;Uncommon merit in every direction . . . honestly, you can&rsquo;t go wrong with Death of a Ghost.&rdquo; &mdash;Boston Evening Transcript Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Allingham was a rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent</div>

Death of a Ghost

<div>A desperate woman&rsquo;s innocent escape from London turns deadly in this suspenseful mystery by the renowned author of the Albert Campion series. Out of a job, a home, and luck, Mary Coleridge tells a seemingly innocuous lie in order to take a break from the pressures of London. Posing as her friend, Marie-Elizabeth Mason, Mary travels to the countryside to visit Miss Mason&rsquo;s wealthy aunt. The estate is grand, Mrs. de Liane eager and endearing, the food abundant and delectable. It is so nice, in fact, that Mary settles into her new life as Marie-Elizabeth, and even entertains the possibility of a new beau. But something is not right within the great house. As Mary&rsquo;s stay extends, the sweet Mrs. de Liane begins to sour. The scheming matriarch has a devilish plan in store for her niece. And when Mary fails to cooperate, Mrs. de Liane decides to hold her captive. With no one to turn to and no way out, will Mary ever escape the house, and the oppressive evil that rules it? The queen of classic crime, Margery Allingham, delivers a dazzling manor house mystery writing as Maxwell March.</div>

The Devil and Her Son

<div>A haunting romantic mystery from the renowned author of the Albert Campion detective novels: &ldquo;Allingham stands out like a shining light&rdquo; (Agatha Christie). Robin Grey is Scotland Yard&rsquo;s inside man. He handles matters which require a delicacy and secrecy outside the jurisdiction of regular government offices. While lurking about Waterloo station on a mission for the Foreign Office, Grey&rsquo;s interest is piqued by a suspicious character. And those suspicions are confirmed when Grey sees the man shove a passenger onto the train tracks. Rushing to save the victim, Grey now finds himself ensnared in the same sinister plot. Heiress Jennifer Fern is cursed: Tragic accidents have claimed two past fianc&eacute;s, and she would have lost a third had it not been for Robin Grey&rsquo;s heroic actions. Undeniably drawn to this tormented young woman, Grey feels honor-bound to help her. Tempting fate, he goes undercover to solve this deadly mystery. But can Grey protect her, and his own heart, before history repeats itself? The queen of classic, Margery Allingham delivers an &ldquo;excellent, ace high story&rdquo; writing as Maxwell March (Kirkus Reviews).</div>

The Man of Dangerous Secrets

<div>&ldquo;An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues&rdquo; from the Golden Age author of the Albert Campion series (Kirkus Reviews). An apparent suicide at a posh men&rsquo;s club in London doesn&rsquo;t fool Scotland Yard Insp. David Blest. There&rsquo;s something fishy about the old man who quarreled with the victim the night before. The doggedly determined Blest can&rsquo;t let the matter rest and uses a leave from work to follow his suspect to the coast. What Blest finds in Westbourne-on-Sea is sun, sand, and suspicious characters, including his elderly target acting as guardian to a sickly girl. But Miss Judy Wellington is only pretending to be ill. Unbeknownst to Blest, she&rsquo;s really an heiress with a secret inheritance&mdash;one that pays off big to her husband if she marries before she turns twenty-five. With only months to go before that deadline, vultures are circling around her. Her guardian&rsquo;s choice of a husband&mdash;a known conman&mdash;is killed. All Blest knows is that he&rsquo;s in too deep, and he&rsquo;ll protect Judy come hell or high water . . . &ldquo;By modern standards, where anything goes, this a bit of a cosy mix of villainy, romance, intrigue, and mystery. It&rsquo;s also a bit of a potboiler . . . This story, as much a thriller as mystery, is a fine example of its period and well worth the read, not only for the legions of Allingham fans.&rdquo; &mdash;Crime Review </div>

Rogues' Holiday

<div>World War II on the home front: &ldquo;Fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or James Herriot will enjoy this unique historical account.&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal This remarkable firsthand account&mdash;from the acclaimed Golden Age mystery author&mdash;was written to let people know how the Second World War affected ordinary English country people. The Oaken Heart is Margery Allingham&rsquo;s tribute to the resiliency and determination of the people of Tolleshunt D&rsquo;Arcy, the Essex village where she lived and nicknamed &ldquo;Auburn&rdquo; in her manuscript. Allingham, already a successful mystery author in 1939, was at work on the Albert Campion novel Traitor&rsquo;s Purse. The first hint of war was felt in the alarm of a radio announcer&rsquo;s voice, and Allingham put down her pen as her peaceful corner of the world braced for sending its men into battle, and even possible invasion. As villagers rallied around the cause&mdash;supporting each other and their country&mdash;Allingham found herself acting as the local billeting officer and first aid organizer. She writes of the sacrifices of farmers, the mistrust of politics, the grim acceptance of rationing, the bombing of London. And through it all, the never-ending hope for peace. The Oaken Heart captures the personal and universal toll of war, far from the front lines, written by a woman whose own quest for justice jumped from the page to the streets where she lived. &ldquo;Engrossing and moving.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;Her record of the events and people of this fraught wartime period is rendered with the skill found in the best of her fictional writing . . . remains an insight into another facet of a remarkable talent.&rdquo; &mdash;Crime Time </div>

The Oaken Heart

<div>From the Golden Age mystery author comes &ldquo;a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth&rdquo; (Chicago Tribune). Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fianc&eacute;e is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed &ldquo;Deputy-Adventurer&rdquo; finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder. Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters&mdash;presided over by an authoritarian widow&mdash;he&rsquo;s not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses&mdash;all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it&rsquo;s hard to stop what hatred has set in motion. Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Allingham was a rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post &ldquo;Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.&rdquo; &mdash;P. D. James, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent From the Golden Age mystery author comes &ldquo;a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth&rdquo; (Chicago Tribune). Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fianc&eacute;e is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed &ldquo;Deputy-Adventurer&rdquo; finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder. Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters&mdash;presided over by an authoritarian widow&mdash;he&rsquo;s not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses&mdash;all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it&rsquo;s hard to stop what hatred has set in motion. Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Allingham was a rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post &ldquo;Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.&rdquo; &mdash;P. D. James, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent </div>

Police at the Funeral

<div>A custom-made killer shocks the fashionable London set in &ldquo;one of the finest murder books ever written&rdquo; featuring gentleman sleuth Albert Campion (The New Yorker). Albert Campion&rsquo;s sister is a success in her own right. A top fashion designer, she works for a legendary couturier and dresses Georgia Wells, the best-dressed actress in the world. Albert also has a connection to Georgia, but his is based on failure, not success. Georgia&rsquo;s former fianc&eacute; disappeared nearly three years ago, and Campion has never been able to find him. Until now . . . The victim&rsquo;s remains&mdash;discovered by Campion in a deserted country house&mdash;point to suicide. But the man&rsquo;s father assumes it was foul play. In a rarified world of wealth and privilege where silence and secrets can be bought, the investigation won&rsquo;t be easy, especially when another death takes center stage. This time, the victim is Georgia&rsquo;s current husband&mdash;and starring in the role of prime suspect: Albert&rsquo;s sister. &ldquo;Top ranking whodunit in Dorothy Sayers tradition . . . Plus sale for non-mysteryites as first rate novel of fashionable London. Suspense&mdash;humor&mdash;well planned, well written.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews Praise for Margery Allingham &ldquo;Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.&rdquo; &mdash;Agatha Christie &ldquo;The best of mystery writers.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker &ldquo;Allingham was a rare and precious talent.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent</div>

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