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Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery, #2)

Margery Allingham

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

Discussion: Group reads

Why we're reading this: Our February group read - the true start of the Campion series!
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Jan 18, 2018 Susan rated it really liked it

Although I love Golden Age mysteries, I have had a rocky relationship with Margery Allingham over the years. Having decided to give her another try and read the Campion series from the very beginning, I enjoyed, “The Crime at Black Dudley,” and decided to continue with “Mystery Mile.”

As with, “The Crime at Black Dudley,” we have another novel featuring sinister gangs and criminal masterminds. Judge Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identify the criminal mastermind behind the deadly Sim ...more

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May 28, 2018 ShanDizzy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I thought that I wrote a review for this one! Anyway, I watched the TV episodes before learning that they were based on an actual series of books. As a consequence, when I read them, I can only see the actor Peter Davison as Campion. I enjoyed this early story featuring Campion. He is a delightful character.

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May 11, 2024 Jackie rated it really liked it

Initially, there is a lot to put up with between the racism, classism, silly talk and the non-stop slang. From context, I guessed "life preserver" likely means a gun, which they don't usually shoot but instead use to hit someone behind the ear.

The fact that all that is overcome tells us what a good writer we have here. I came to see Campion as a man who is both incredibly smart and incredibly brave. The way his backstory is hinted at without a lot of detail is interesting, and I hope we learn m ...more

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Jan 28, 2023 dmayr rated it liked it

Shelves: crime-detective-series, crime-in-vintage

>i<"Apparently he's a voice on the telephone, a shadow on the road, the gloved hand that turns out the light in the crook play; but with one big difference-he's never caught." And that is the mastermind of the deadly Simister gang who is relentlessly pursuing American judge Crowdy Lobbett who unknowingly holds a key to his identity. Hired by the Judge's son to protect his father and sister, Campion shelters them in the village of Mystery Mile. But the Simister gang is on to their hideaway so dea ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 Frances rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-series

I'm trying to read back through the Campion mysteries which I remember loving in my younger years-I'm still not convinced that this series is holding up over time, however I will try a few more. ...more

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