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Look to the Lady
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May 12, 2018
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June 10, 2018
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The next in our series of buddy reads of the classic Campion stories.

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John
Jan 30, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Written in 1931 this story is about the Gyrth chalice. The chalice is used in a secret ceremony by the royal family and which has been in the care of the Gyrth family for a thousand years. Albert Campion discovers a plot to steal it by a ring of wealthy untouchable people.

The story is entertaining with kidnappings, witches, ghosts, gypsies and the unlikeable Daisy Shannon. The clue to who is the ringleader is in the title. Once again people are fooled by Campion’s mild mannered innocence and hi
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