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  • THE RETURN OF MR. CAMPION
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    THE RETURN OF MR. CAMPION
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    From one of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's four Queens of Crime—thirteen previously uncollected short stories featuring her beloved gentleman sleuth. "The best of mystery writers."— The New Yorker Margery Allingham fans will delight at being reunited with the Queen of Crime's most thrilling detective, Albert Campion. From capers and traditional mysteries to slice-of-life...

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  • THE FASHION IN SHROUDS
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    THE FASHION IN SHROUDS
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 plan...

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  • ROGUES' HOLIDAY
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    ROGUES' HOLIDAY
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    "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 Smith An apparent suicide at a posh men's club ...

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  • THE OAKEN HEART
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    THE OAKEN HEART
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    World War II on the home front: "Fans of  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or James Herriot will enjoy this unique historical account." — Library Journal   One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "Engrossing and moving."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This remarkable firsthand account—from the acclaimed Golden Age mystery author—was ...

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  • DEATH OF A GHOST
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    DEATH OF A GHOST
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    An artist's legacy lives on—through murder—in this Albert Campion mystery masterpiece. "Honestly, you can't go wrong with  Death of a Ghost" ( Boston Evening Transcript). One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "The best of mystery writers."— The New Yorker To vex his rival from the grave, a famous artist has left twelve paintings to be sold after his ...

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  • LOOK TO THE LADY
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    LOOK TO THE LADY
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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."—Agat...

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  • BLACK PLUMES
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    BLACK PLUMES
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    A classic from a Golden Age Queen of Crime. "One of the best books by a mystery novelist whose work is always of first rank." — The New York Times "Smooth reading and writing…a good 'un."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Something is afoot at the Ivory Gallery in London. A string of suspicious incidents—a Kang-Tse vase broken, a specially commissioned catalog burned, and now a ...

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  • DEADLY DUO
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    DEADLY DUO
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    Two classic mystery stories by a Golden Age Queen of Crime, the author of the Albert Campion series who "stands out like a shining light" (Agatha Christie).   "Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered."—P. D. James,  New York Times–bestselling author "Wanted: Someone Innocent" At a retirement reception for their headmistress, twenty-year-old Gillie Brayton is swept away by...

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  • MORE WORK FOR THE UNDERTAKER
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    MORE WORK FOR THE UNDERTAKER
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    "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 begga...

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  • THE ALLINGHAM MINIBUS
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    THE ALLINGHAM MINIBUS
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 Crime Acclaimed 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 ...

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  • TRAITOR'S PURSE
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    TRAITOR'S PURSE
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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. Byatt Celebrated amateur detective Albert Campion awakes in hospital, accused of attacking a police officer and suffering from acute amnesia. All he c...

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  • THE CHINA GOVERNESS
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    THE CHINA GOVERNESS
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    "Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance."—Agatha Christie One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime 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 questi...

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  • THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG
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    THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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). One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that o...

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  • THE BECKONING LADY
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    THE BECKONING LADY
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    Murder darkens the bright days of summer in an idyllic Suffolk village, in an Albert Campion mystery that is simply "unforgettable" (A.S. Byatt). One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "The best of mystery writers."— The New Yorker Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minn...

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  • HIDE MY EYES
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    HIDE MY EYES
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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). One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "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 A spate ...

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  • THE MIND READERS
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    THE MIND READERS
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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...

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  • DANCERS IN MOURNING
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    DANCERS IN MOURNING
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 Times When entertainer Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, there's only...

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  • CARGO OF EAGLES
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    CARGO OF EAGLES
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    A lively British mystery from "one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel" (Alexander McCall Smith). One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime "Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light."—Agatha Christie Strange things are happening in Saltey. The little village on the Essex coast is invaded by bikers and a parade o...

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  • THE ALLINGHAM CASEBOOK
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    THE ALLINGHAM CASEBOOK
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 Mail This volume offer eighteen deli...

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  • FLOWERS FOR THE JUDGE
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    FLOWERS FOR THE JUDGE
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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. James Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a loc...

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  • CORONER'S PIDGIN
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    CORONER'S PIDGIN
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    "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 One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime 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 ba...

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  • SWEET DANGER
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    SWEET DANGER
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 Yorker Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly—and suspiciously—become the ho...

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  • THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE
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    THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 Reviews A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London—so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetect...

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  • POLICE AT THE FUNERAL
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    POLICE AT THE FUNERAL
    MARGERY ALLINGHAM
    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 author Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday f...

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