Trust No One. Sir Stafford Nye, a minor diplomat, encounters an irresistible call to adventure on a routine business trip. All his training and his common sense tell him to refuse. But he’s bored with his ordinary life, he’s curious, and he’s got a mischievous streak that he can’t help indulging. Impulsively, he takes the …
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Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham My rating: 5 of 5 stars This golden-age classic is the literary equivalent of Babe Ruth calling his shot in the 1932 World Series. She points out her target, squares up to the plate, and hits a soaring home run. With only a handful of mysteries under my …
I began this book eagerly anticipating the arrival of the beloved sleuth, Mr. Campion. However, Miss Allingham weaves her tale so skillfully that by the time I realized he was not going to show up, I didn’t miss him. The novel takes a somewhat unusual point of view – in a typical mystery plot, our …
After Margery Allingham’s death in 1966, Agatha Christie lauded her fellow writer: How sad it is that there are not more of her stories to which we can look forward. Not only to enjoy on publication, but to read often and often again, enjoying them anew each time. For those who feel the same, [amazon …
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