Author:Margery Allingham
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
Judge Crowdy Lobbett is a man of justice, an upstanding pillar of American society. And now he's a man in deadly peril, tailed across the Atlantic by the ruthless Simister gang.
Luckily for Judge Lobbett, however, he makes the acquaintance of one Albert Campion during his voyage to England. The enigmatic amateur sleuth bundles the Judge off to the country house of Mystery Mile, where it's a race against time to keep the Simister posse at bay - and to pinpoint the identity of the mastermind behind their criminal empire...
As urbane as Lord Wimsey…as ingenious as Poirot… Meet one of crime fiction’s Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.
Allingham is the best of mystery writers
—— New YorkerAllingham was a contemporary of Agatha Christie but her work is thought by many to be more stylish and less pedestrian, with cunning plots and witty characters
—— Sunday ExpressMiss Allingham's strength lies in her power of characterisation, in her striking talent for painting the social background against which she shows her characters, in her skill in the use of words whereby she paints so vividly the scene she describes
—— GuardianAfter an unaccountable lapse, Allingham's crime list is back in fashion
—— Daily MailShemilt specialises in the fictionalisation of parental nightmares . . . well written, taut and tense
—— Wendy Holden , Daily MailI enjoyed this book from the first page . . . this book comes with a very enthusiastic recommendation . . . The story is all encompassing and I felt itchy with anticipation as I savoured every page
—— The Book BagThe parent's despair is so brilliantly written, you feel every stab of grief. The thrilling ending does not disappoint. A must-read!
—— Woman MagazinePraise for Daughter
—— -Utterly gripping. A tautly coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending
—— Mail On SundayTaut and thought-provoking
—— Sunday MirrorA wonderful storyteller… she is also one of those rare crime writers whose books invite a second reading
—— ScotsmanHill's Serrailler novels have developed into a series whose appeal stretches beyond their genre... The secret of Hill's narrative style is that she forces the readers to invest emotionally in her characters. And then she makes ghastly things happen to them... It sounds easy, but it isn't
—— SpectatorThe Simon Serrailler novels are in a league of their own; literate, detailed and full of drama - they stand head and shoulders above the majority of crime novels. This is the eighth novel in the series and is the darkest and most disturbing yet. It is also the best.
—— CrimeSquadKept me turning the pages, gripped
—— Woman & HomeAlthough at times distressing, Hill tackles a difficult issue without losing any tension and the finale keeps the reader gripped until the last page
—— Jaymi McCann, 4 stars , Sunday ExpressNever less than wholly absorbing
—— Church TimesHighly unsettling
—— Daily TelegraphA tantalising mystery
—— Sunday TelegraphCaptures sinister atmosphere brilliantly
—— Spectator
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