Sweet Danger

Margery Allingham

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Vintage
03 September 2015

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Albert Campion

Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly - and suspiciously - become the hottest property in Europe, and Albert Campion is given the task of recovering the long-missing proofs of ownership.

His mission takes him from the French Riviera to the sleepy village of Pontisbright, where he meets the flame-haired Amanda Fitton. Her family claim to be the rightful heirs to the principality, and insist on joining Campion's quest. Unfortunately for them, a criminal financier and his heavies are also on the trail - the clock is ticking for Campion and his cohorts to outwit the thugs and solve the mystery of Averna.

As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.

By: Margery Allingham
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780099474685
ISBN 10: 0099474689
Series: Albert Campion
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 September 2015
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margery Allingham was a prolific writer who sold her first story at age eight and published her first novel before turning 20. Allingham went on to become one of the preeminent writers who helped bring the detective story to maturity in the 1920s and 1930s.

Reviews for Sweet Danger

As addictive as cocaine, Allingham's stories feature spooky happenings and violent death * Independent * Sweet Danger is for the connoisseur of detective fiction * Sunday Times * An exceedingly lively thriller * Spectator * Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors * Sunday Times *