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The Tiger in the Smoke
Margery Allingham
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Description for The Tiger in the Smoke
Paperback. A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London - so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumours are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
'I adore Margery Allingham, and this is I think her finest book' Reverend Richard Coles
Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London - so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumours are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again.
As Havoc stalks the smog-cloaked alleyways of the city, it falls ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784701598
SKU
V9781784701598
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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 The Tiger in the Smoke
[A] philosophical, thought-provoking exploration of good and evil
Linda Hepworth
Nudge
Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered
P.D. James The real queen of crime
Guardian
Allingham is the best of mystery writers
New Yorker
Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light
Agatha Christie
Linda Hepworth
Nudge
Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered
P.D. James The real queen of crime
Guardian
Allingham is the best of mystery writers
New Yorker
Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light
Agatha Christie