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Cargo of Eagles was finished after Margery Allingham's death by her husband Youngman Carter, who apparently completed it based on notes that Allingham left behind. Sadly, the last of the original series (if you count this one because Allingham started it) leaves a lot to be desired. I think it suffers from too many tangents leading to a bit of tedium for the reader. I found myself wanting to just get through it (which is really sad, if you think about it for a minute). The basic plot was good, b
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The last of Margery Allingham's Albert Campion series, which is rather a mix of murder mystery, spy thriller, and quirky village tale. Campion has rather faded in this one, is presumably coming to the end of his career and there are some loose ends to tie up. While this one was fine, and I'm glad I've read the series now in order, I would no longer consider Allingham a favourite Golden Age mystery writer and would not particularly recommend this.
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This being the final book in the Campion series, I thought did round it off fittingly. At this time we have worked our way through Campion's career and some of his social life, bringing us up to the 60's with the mods and rockers of that time. The area in which it is set was known for it's smuggling, so we had that included together, with espionage with which Campion has been associated, and of course a murder. I was pleased that Lugg was included, even if it was just a small role.
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Campion and Lugg take a backseat to Morty in this one. Fast paced mystery. Little injections of humor --character rises in his profession " but he had never been afraid of heights". Last of Allingham's books to be continued by others.
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