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The Case of the Late Pig (Albert Campion Mystery, #8)

Margery Allingham

Start date: June 15, 2019

Finish date: July 9, 2019

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Jun 05, 2019 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is the eighth Albert Campion novel, published in 1937, and the only one written in the first person, with Campion narrating the story. It begins with Campion hearing of the death of Rowland ‘Pig’ Peters, who bullied him at school. Campion attends the funeral, but, some months later, he goes to visit an old friend, who says there has been a suspicious death in his village. Oswald Harris, unpopular property developer, has had his head bashed in. The problem is, when Campion views the body, it ...more

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May 08, 2025 Jackie rated it liked it · review of another edition

3.5 stars rounded down to three, I think because it suffers from comparison to the Lord Peter series which I have been re-reading. I would still read more from the Campion series, but don't feel any need to do it as soon. ...more

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Jun 16, 2019 Frances rated it liked it

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While I do enjoy Margery Allingham's Campion series, this one was shorter and a bit more lightweight than most. Still, a fun read and, if reading sequentially, more of a village/country house mystery than the criminal gangs sort of mystery found in the earlier books. ...more

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Jun 01, 2019 Jill rated it really liked it

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Pretty short book, unusually narrated by Campion himself. It was almost as if it didn't fit here at this part of the series, as although Campion thought of himself as a puzzle solver, Lugg seemed to have been unused to his companion's behavior. The puzzle of "who dun it" did keep me guessing, ...more

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