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The Case of the Late Pig (Classic Crime) (Hardcover)

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

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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (Sep 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140087842
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140087840
  • Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 11 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 659,891 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Albert Campion was summoned to Kepesake by an anonymous message for the funeral of Pig Peters, whom he remembered only as the sadistic school bully of his childhood. It was an unpleasant affair, with dubious mourners. Later, Campion is called back to Kepesake to investigate a death.


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'Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever' Sara Paretsky --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Allingham's odd approach, 17 April 2006
This review is from: The Case of the Late Pig (Paperback)
Early Albert Campion adventures are a lot of fun. _Look to the Lady_, _Mystery Mile_ and _Sweet Danger_ are all great reads. They are not mysteries in the sense of Christie or Carr, and combine all sorts of elements, including touches of Wodehouse and Buchan.

Most of them are told from someone else's viewpoint, but _Pig_, while a great mystery story, is told first-person by Campion himself.

There is a reason Dr. Watson characters tell stories about great detectives. The detective is half-prestidigiator (cf. the great detectives of John Dickson Carr). When clues come the detective's way they make the case clearer to him, but when they are presented to the reader through Dr. Watson characters, they tend to mystify the reader further. It is considered "fair play" to present the reader with all the clues as they become available, although it's fair for the author to misconstrue what they may mean via the interpretation of the detective's less astute assistants.

Since Campion is telling the story himself, he has to mystify the reader by not fully describing clues or neglecting to explain to the reader how these clues fit into his overall reasoning. This sometimes makes it seem like Campion is playing a trick on the reader. The story would have been done much better through the eyes of another character.

Nevertheless, the (very short, perhaps too short) novella is solid and a lot of fun, with intriguing characters like Hayhoe, Gilbert Whippet, the officious Reverend Bathwick, and R. I. ("Pig") Peters, who simply refuses to remain dead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well done Vintage, 9 Sep 2006
This review is from: The Case of the Late Pig (Paperback)
Thank you Vintage (Random House) for bringing Margery back to the masses. This I believe her shortest Campion novel may not be the best of the series but it is indubitably of its time and as ever thoroughly enjoyable. If you want the best then Police At The Funeral (not yet republished) is the best as this introduces the ubiquitous but comical Uncle William. Margery The Magnificent I say.
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4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Newcomers to the Campion Series, 29 May 2003
By A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case of the Late Pig: Complete & Unabridged (Audio Cassette)
First published over 65 years ago, this entry in Allingham's long-running Campion series didn't do much to enthuse me to investigate other of Campion's adventures. It starts with the detective attending the funeral of an old schoolmate, who was rather widely despised. Several months later, Campion is called to the country to investigate a suspicious death, and the victim appears to be the same schoolmate. Wacky antics and murky mystery ensue. A kind of unsatisfying blend of P.G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie which is unlikely to interest those who aren't already fans of the series. The one bright spot is Campion's valet, who is kind of a rough "anti-Jeeves".
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