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Margery Allingham is my least favourite of the Queens of Crime, but after a conversation with another vintage crime fan I wondered if I hadn't been too harsh. I reread The Crime at Black Dudley, and was pleasantly surprised. There were still a few weak points, but overall a pretty good story. Not really a mystery, but I wasn't expecting one.
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Dec 19, 2021
Wayne Jordaan
marked it as to-read