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Mystery Mile (Classic Crime) (Paperback)

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

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Product details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (Nov 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014009380X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140093803
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 646,961 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #82 in  Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Authors, A-Z > A > Allingham, Margery
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Judge Crowdy Lobbett knew too much about the sinister Simister gang. So Simister had him followed wherever he went and tried to kill him. He followed him across America across the Atlantic to the heart of England to mystery mile where he encountered Albert Campion.

About the Author
Margery Allingham was a prolific writer who sold her first story at age eight and published her first novel before turning 20. Allingham went on to become one of the preeminent writers who helped bring the detective story to maturity in the 1920s and 1930s. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Art Deco Detective story, 4 Nov 2007
By Antony F. Potter "teepot2" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mystery Mile (Paperback)
Intrepid hero with attitude takes on subtle forces of darkness with the doubtful help of the comic, the profane and the reassuringly stupid character supporting cast. The plot rackets along with the total assurance of a Mistress of the genre. The characters are always interestingly original and Albert Campion is a triumph of the art deco period. Margery Allingham cannot be said to be underated but she is certainly under celebrated.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simister is deeply sinister, 22 Mar 2001
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Quite frankly anyone who could come up with a gang called after a man named 'Simister' and then describe it as 'sinister' has got it coming. That aside, this is probably one of the best Campion stories with lots of action and a good twist at the end. There are also lots of local yokels, two love stories and a bit of dodgy fortune telling. Not to mention a mysterious suicide and some very important quicksand. What more could you want?
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Period crime piece with lively events and characterisation, 26 Oct 2000
By A Customer
The second of Allingham's "Campion" books, which begins the development of his character from the fop of "The Crime at Black Dudley" to the serious amateur of the later novels. It starts off with the electrification of a mouse that leads to Campion being called upon to provide a safe haven for an American Judge Lobett from the sinister Simister gang. Local colour and atmosphere, intriguing characters: a good place to start getting to know and love Allingham's insights viewed through Campion's "Everyman". Not overly well paced but nevertheless a good period read, with hints of the wonders to come in "Tiger in the Smoke", especially the darker side of humanity as well as the eccentricities.
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