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Coroner's Pidgin

Margery Allingham

From Shelf: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction

Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?Just returned from years overseas on a secret mission, private detective Albert Campion is relaxing in his bath when his servant Lugg and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?Just returned from years overseas on a secret mission, private detective Albert Campion is relaxing in his bath when his servant Lugg and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. At first Campion is unwilling to get involved, but he is forced to bring his powers of protection to bear on the case, and to solve not only the mystery of the murdered woman but also the alarming disappearance of some well-known art treasures.As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9780099492788
Published Date:
7/9/2006
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 15mm
Weight:
170g
Category:
Crime & mystery

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780099492788


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