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The Mind Readers (Classic Crime) (Paperback)

by Margery Allingham (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (30 Aug 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140087788
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140087789
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 634,610 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The real queen of crime' - "Guardian". Fact catches up with fiction when the secret of telepathic communication is discovered. But the device at the centre of the mystery is in the possession of two schoolboys and whether they stole it or invented it, there are powerful interests who will kill to get hold of it. Albert Campion faces as deadly a challenge as any in his career. Also available from Vintage in the "Albert Campion" series: "Mystery Mile Police at the Funeral"; "Sweet Danger Flowers for the Judge"; "The Case of the Late Pig"; "The Fashion in Shrouds"; "Traitor's Purse"; "Coroner's Pidgin"; "More Work for the Undertaker"; "The Tiger in the Smoke"; "The Beckoning Lady"; "Hide My Eyes"; "The China Governess"; and, "Cargo of Eagles". --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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‘The real queen of crime’ Guardian

Fact catches up with fiction when the secret of telepathic communication is discovered. But the device at the centre of the mystery is in the possession of two schoolboys and whether they stole it or invented it, there are powerful interests who will kill to get hold of it. Albert Campion faces as deadly a challenge as any in his career.

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Flowers for the Judge
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More Work for the Undertaker
The Tiger in the Smoke
The Beckoning Lady
Hide My Eyes
The China Governess
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Mind Readers, 26 April 2008
This review is from: Mind Readers (Paperback)
Enjoyable Allingham mystery, an improvement on the last. The ending is slightly disappointing as a lot of interesting plot ideas, such as the experiments carried out on the island, seem to end up going nowhere.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mindless Opacity, 23 Sep 2003
One of Allingham’s few (mercifully few) outstanding failures. The plot is a mess, with a lot of needless complications (all recounted in Allingham’s obscure manner that makes Gladys Mitchell look sober and straightforward) failing to disguise the fact that there is no actual plot to speak of. The murderer is known very early on, revealed and killed some chapters before the end, which is an anti-climax rivalled only by the behaviour of Albert Campion.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Allingham Mystery, 4 May 2008
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This is at times quite a confusing story with a number of story lines not really going anywhere and too many red herring characters. However, it is interesting in the sense that it evokes a much simpler naive age when science was seen as the key to the future. A good read with limited suspense but perhaps only for hardened Allingham fans.
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