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Coroner's Pidgin
Margery Allingham
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Description for Coroner's Pidgin
Paperback. Just returned from years overseas on a secret mission, private detective Albert Campion is relaxing in his bath when his servant Lugg and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. At first he is unwilling to get involved, but he is forced to bring his powers of protection to bear on the case.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
Just returned from years overseas on a secret mission, private detective Albert Campion is relaxing in his bath when his servant Lugg and a lady of unmistakably aristocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. At first Campion is unwilling to get involved, but he is forced to bring his powers of protection to bear on the case, and to solve not only the mystery of the murdered woman but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099492788
SKU
V9780099492788
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Ref
99-98
About Margery Allingham
Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. She sold her first story at age 8 and published her first novel before turning 20. She married the artist, journalist and editor Philip Youngman Carter in 1927. In 1928 Allingham published her first detective story, The White Cottage Mystery, and the following year, in The Crime at Black Dudley, she introduced ... Read more
Reviews for Coroner's Pidgin
Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world
Tatler
The real queen of crime
Guardian
Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors
Sunday Times
Tatler
The real queen of crime
Guardian
Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors
Sunday Times