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Hide My Eyes (Penguin Classic Crime) [Paperback]

Margery Allingham
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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3 April 1993 Penguin Classic Crime
Beginning with a murder on a rainy night near London's theatreland, this book features Inspector Luke and Mr Campion. A glove and a lizard-skin lettercase begin a trail which leads to a very strange scrap dump in the East End, and finally to the identity of the murderer.


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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (3 April 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140166157
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140166156
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 593,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Allingham is the best of mystery writers" (New Yorker)

"An excellent writer" (Independent)

"For the connoisseur of detective fiction" (Sunday Times)

"A rare and precious talent" (Washington Post) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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One of the finest 'golden age' crime novelists' (Sunday Telegraph) at her very best --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Her grasp of the minutiae of peoples' habits and her descriptive powers of buildings, streets and even rainy nights makes any Margery Allingham book a good read. This is no exception with a stunning opening description of the events leading up to a murder off an alley on a rainy night in London. The story jumps on into the wonderful world of Detective Inspector Charlie Luke with a bee in his bonnet about unsolved murders, which he shares with Albert Campion, the unassuming "star" of most of Allingham's books. This line of enquiry cuts across the story of a girl up from the country to stay with a recently widowed relative, who happens to own a museum of the unusual and strange as part of her property. Given the young lady's young admirer and an unscrupulous but charming villain on whom the widow dotes: the three strands begin to intertwine and lead into horrific conclusion.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoy reading this mystery by Margery Allingham, but then I find her novel writing consistantly excellent. This novel is set in London, mainly around the Paddington area. I find that this book interesting because you know who the murderer is fairly early on, so the suspense grows as you are unsure if any of the main characters will be the next victim. I particularly enjoy Allingham's London novels, they always seem a little darker than her country-side romps. This novel contains new characters as well as the familiar Albert Campion and Inspector Charlie Luke. I think this novel improves on each reading and it is a must for anyone who loves crime fiction as I do.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Allingham's best novels 10 Aug 2006
By Camilla
Format:Paperback
This book seethes with menace from the opening chapter. The feeling of evil is heightened by the introduction of innocence and vulnerability in the form of young Annabelle.

Allingham does write good atmospheric novels about the seedier side of London life, for example 'Tiger in the Smoke'. You can almost smell the city around you - and the hairs on your neck will tingle as you read further on!

A book you will remember long after you have finished it.
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