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2016 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee)
This brand-new novel featuring Margery Allinghams Mr Campion recaptures the Golden Age of British Detective Fiction.
The Danish Ambassador has requested Albert Campions help on a delicate family matter. Hes very concerned about his eighteen-year-old daughter, who has formed an attachment to a most unsuitable young man. Recruiting his unemployed actor son, Rupert, to keep an eye on Frank Tate, the young man in question, Mr Campion notes some decidedly odd behaviour on the part of the up-and-coming photographer. Before he can act on the matter, however, both the Ambassadors daughter and her beau disappear without trace. Then a body is discovered in a lagoon.
With appearances from all of Margery Allinghams regular characters, from Campions former manservant Lugg, to his wife Lady Amanda Fitton and others, this witty and elegant mystery is sure to delight Allinghams many fans. The dialogue is sharp and witty, the observation keen, and the climax is thrilling and eerily atmospheric.
Genre: Historical Mystery
The Danish Ambassador has requested Albert Campions help on a delicate family matter. Hes very concerned about his eighteen-year-old daughter, who has formed an attachment to a most unsuitable young man. Recruiting his unemployed actor son, Rupert, to keep an eye on Frank Tate, the young man in question, Mr Campion notes some decidedly odd behaviour on the part of the up-and-coming photographer. Before he can act on the matter, however, both the Ambassadors daughter and her beau disappear without trace. Then a body is discovered in a lagoon.
With appearances from all of Margery Allinghams regular characters, from Campions former manservant Lugg, to his wife Lady Amanda Fitton and others, this witty and elegant mystery is sure to delight Allinghams many fans. The dialogue is sharp and witty, the observation keen, and the climax is thrilling and eerily atmospheric.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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