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Philip Franks sounds, marvellously, as if he's reading in a dinner-jacket . . . Fabulous (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered (P.D. James ) --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered (P.D. James ) --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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'Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered' - P.D. James
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is Allingham at her best. The characters that she has developed through her books are relaxed and well drawn, and it is good to see Campion and Amanda back in the place they first met. The story is intriguing and the secondary characters are beautifully quirky.
Allingham never contented herself with straight and dull crime books like some of her contemporaries whose style never developed. Instead she approached the crime story from many directions during her career. Some were whodunnits, some were psychological thrillers, others were acute observations of both rural and urban life. What is more she is a highly literate writer whose novels transcend the genre.
Allingham never contented herself with straight and dull crime books like some of her contemporaries whose style never developed. Instead she approached the crime story from many directions during her career. Some were whodunnits, some were psychological thrillers, others were acute observations of both rural and urban life. What is more she is a highly literate writer whose novels transcend the genre.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Margery Allingham's books featuring Albert Campion range from early adventure novels to serious social issues. This one is witty and light with family and friends prominently on display. The late "Uncle William" is from Police at the Funeral, the town of Pontisbright has been one of her major settings, and the characters of Tonker and Minnie Cassands are so well described that I think of them as friends of mine. All in all a delightful book with a Midsummer Night's Eve feel to it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Strangely although an Allingham enthusiast in my youth I never came accross this book. Rather more complicated than most Campion tales but as usual a delight to read.
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Didn't enjoy it, quite dull.
This was the first Margery Allingham book that I've read as I wanted to sample some of the other golden age detective writers. Overall I didn't enjoy it for various reasons. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Scorpion
The Beckoning Lady
I did not like this story as much as the earlier Campion stories. I found the story muddled and the characters either tedious or unsympathetic. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ros Young
Dull, contorted and confusing
This was one of those odd books in which every word is written in English, but when they are all put together, make very little sense at all. Read more
Published on 23 April 2007 by Meerkat
The Beckoning Lady
One of the worst Campion novels, to date. Peopled exclusively by characters who I assume are intended to be funny and amusing, but are irritating in the extreme. Read more
Published on 1 July 2006 by Rich
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