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Genre/Form: | Detective and mystery stories Historical fiction Detective and mystery fiction Fiction |
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Named Person: | Albert Campion, (Fictitious character) |
Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Mike Ripley; Margery Allingham |
ISBN: | 0727889613 9780727889614 9781780297101 1780297106 |
OCLC Number: | 1132281741 |
Description: | 261 pages : map ; 23 cm |
Responsibility: | Mike Ripley. |
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Good Allingham, good war spy thriller * <b><i>Marcel Berlins</b></i> in <b>The Times</b> on <b><i>Mr Campion's War</b></i> * Wonderfully genteel, appealingly old-fashioned, gently humorous, always entertaining, and eminently readable * <b>Booklist Starred Review</b> of <b>Mr Campion's War</b> * You can trust Campion (along with his grizzly bear of an assistant, Magersfontein Lugg), just as you can trust the talented Mr Ripley * <b><i>Crime Time</b></i> on <b><i>Mr Campion's Visit</b></i> * Sparkling, sublime * <b><i>Kirkus Reviews</b></i> on <b><i>Mr Campion's Visit</b></i> * Neatly combines humour and mystery * <b><i>Publishers Weekly</b></i> on <b><i>Mr Campion's Visit</b></i> * Wicked fun, sedate yet intricately plotted-a highlight in the series * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * Albert remains a winning protagonist, possessed of both eccentric charm and dry wit, and this time Ripley gives him a particularly meaty case, full of noteworthy twists. Another winner in a reliably entertaining series * <b>Booklist</b> * Ripley spins a head-scratching whodunit while effectively recreating Allingham's tone and characters. This clever continuation of a beloved series keeps getting better * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> * Read more...

