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3.5 stars - Beautiful writing, and some gripping scenes and great characters, but I listened to the audiobook, and the actor’s regional accents and the slangy dialogue made some scenes virtually incomprehensible! Also, I think I am simply not a fan of the psychological thriller, I’m more of a fan of traditional Golden Age detective mysteries, like Agatha Christie’s books.
Perhaps I wasn’t really in the mood to listen to this Campion mystery - the upcoming election has me glued to the news - maybe ...more
Perhaps I wasn’t really in the mood to listen to this Campion mystery - the upcoming election has me glued to the news - maybe ...more
I must say that I was a bit underwhelmed with this story. I know, I know, a LOT of people have written that this was one of Allingham's finest. Truthfully, I read these books because I enjoy the character of Albert Campion, and I enjoy watching him go after the bad guys. However, here, he's somewhat incidental and I didn't like it as much as I've liked other books in the series. The bad guy in the story was portrayed quite well, but everyone else just sort of fell flat.
I do recommend it if you' ...more
I do recommend it if you' ...more
A middlingly decent mystery advertised as Campion being the major protagonist, yet conspicuous by his absence with the plot unravelling by itself without any outside help.
My Rating - 2/5
My Rating - 2/5
BOTTOM LINE: #15 Albert Campion, gentleman detective, then-current day London, WW2 France. A dark cosy that seems terribly similar to several of her 1930s books, especially GYRTH CHALICE, which was far better IMO. Does feature a theme that was, at the time, quite shocking.
An escaped convict, a serial killer, is loose in a London fog, and has ties that lead him to a sweet young thing, her fiance, and Campion. Albert is awfully “null” in this, though, neither doing any “derring do”, nor solving an ...more
An escaped convict, a serial killer, is loose in a London fog, and has ties that lead him to a sweet young thing, her fiance, and Campion. Albert is awfully “null” in this, though, neither doing any “derring do”, nor solving an ...more
3.5 stars Great use of the infamous London fog to set the scene. But I'm a little disappointed that it leaned more crime thriller than mystery, I would have liked more puzzle and detective work.
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