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The Beckoning Lady [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Margery Allingham (Author), Philip Franks (Reader)
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  • Audio CD: 3 pages
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio (3 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405504919
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405504911
  • Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 310,726 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party, a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
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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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8 of 9 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
By Mrs. E. K. M. Jackson (Norfolk UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beckoning Lady (Campion Mystery) (Paperback)
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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1.0 out of 5 stars 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
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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
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