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The Beckoning Lady (Albert Campion Mystery, #15)

Margery Allingham

Start date: February 13, 2021

Finish date: March 9, 2021

Discussion: Archive: Albert Campion reads

Why we're reading this: Next in our series of Albert Campion buddy reads.
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Feb 25, 2025 John rated it liked it

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Feb 08, 2021 Sandy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This was a lovely visit with a mature Campion, his family, and old friends. Now I (almost) want to reread the series.

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Feb 02, 2021 Jill rated it liked it

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Up until now I have liked Allingham's Campion mysteries a lot, but I found this one difficult to follow. To me, the story jumps about so much, there are lots of characters, which I found hard to sort out from each other until quite a way in, and I really didn't need the romance to get in the way. There were some great descriptions, especially one of a person floating in a stream, but then there were conversations that I found difficult to work out who was saying what.
Maybe, it was just me having ...more

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Apr 27, 2013 Damaskcat rated it it was amazing

Albert Campion is spending time in Suffolk with his wife Amanda and small son Rupert along with Scotland Yard Detective Charlie Luke who is convalescing from an injury acquired in the course of duty. Near neighbours – Minnie and Tonker – are holding a huge and sprawling party to which everyone is invited. But the day before the party a body is discovered and it seems many people may have had a reason to wish the victim out of the way.

This is a fascinating and amusing story of life in the ninetee ...more

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