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I see that this book is #11 in a series. If I have not read other books in the series will I be completely lost, or do they stand alone well enough?

GeraniumCat I think you will enjoy the series more if you start with one of the earlier ones, though perhaps not with the first in which Mr Campion appears, Myste…moreI think you will enjoy the series more if you start with one of the earlier ones, though perhaps not with the first in which Mr Campion appears, Mystery Mile - in that he appears as a minor character, but Allingham says he ran away with the story! The Fashion in Shrouds might be a good place to start, it introduces the characters and the tone of many of the books well, and if you get hooked you could always go back and start at the beginning.
A couple of the books (The Tiger in the Smoke and Traitor's Purse) are as good as crime novels get, in my opinion, and many people do read Tiger... as a standalone. But if you fall for Albert Campion, you'll want them all, and to savour them as you go.(less)

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