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These shorts are a mixture of mysteries and ghost stories. Albert Campion fans may be disappointed that there isn't more of him - the longest story is crime but doesn't feature him.
I haven't read much Margery Allingham because what I did read when I was younger never impressed me. I tried this collection thinking perhaps that would have changed, or I didn't give her a fair trial. But no, her writing somehow leaves me cold. Nothing comes to life for me. Others appreciate her more, so I expect it' ...more
I haven't read much Margery Allingham because what I did read when I was younger never impressed me. I tried this collection thinking perhaps that would have changed, or I didn't give her a fair trial. But no, her writing somehow leaves me cold. Nothing comes to life for me. Others appreciate her more, so I expect it' ...more
