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The Beckoning Lady: Complete & Unabridged [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Margery Allingham (Author), Francis Matthews (Reader)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Chivers Audio Books (Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0745165109
  • ISBN-13: 978-0745165103
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 16.5 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 273,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Don't start listening to these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction'
--Sue Gaisford, The Independent --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Albert Campion arrives in Pontisbright to find preparations for the midsummer extravaganza are in full swing. Meanwhile, a body has been lying by the bridge for eight days.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, 11 May 2007
By Pilgrim (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Beckoning Lady (Campion Mystery) (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.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of Allingham's "Light" best, 27 Mar 1999
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This review is from: The Beckoning Lady (Hogarth Crime) (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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Beckoning Lady, 17 Feb 2009
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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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