A classic collection of mystery stories: "With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise" ( Daily Mail).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise."— Daily MailThis volume offer eighteen delightful mysteries from the Q...

This Classic Collection of Margery Allingham brings together fifteen captivating mysteries featuring the ingenious amateur detective Albert Campion. Renowned for his sharp intellect, charm, and understated heroism, Campion navigates a world filled with intrigue, danger, and a cast of unforgettable characters. The collection includes celebrated titles such as The Crime at Black Dudley and The White Cottage Mystery, where Campion employs his keen powers of observation and deductive reasoning...

Two classic mystery stories by a Golden Age Queen of Crime, the author of the Albert Campion series who "stands out like a shining light" (Agatha Christie)."Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered."—P. D. James, New York Times–bestselling author"Wanted: Someone Innocent"At a retirement reception for their headmistress, twenty-year-old Gillie Brayton is swept away by the wealthy Rita Fayre to work for he...

John Sebastian Lafcadio’s ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a matter as trifling as his own death.A set of twelve sealed paintings is left in the hands of his widow, together with the instruction that she unveil one canvas each year before a carefully selected audience.Albert Campion is invited to join a cast of gadabouts, muses, and socialites to witness the eighth unveiling but they are treated instead ...

Private detective Albert Campion hunts a serial killer in London's theatre district, in this crime novel from "the best of mystery writers" ( The New Yorker).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"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 ParetskyA spate of murders leaves Campion with only ...

The first novel in the renowned series introducing the legendary aristocratic sleuth Albert Campion from one of the four Golden Age Queens of Crime."An extremely fine tale of death in an English country house." — The New York TimesPathologist George Abbershaw is on holiday in Suffolk attending a social weekend at the remote Black Dudley manor. His friend Wyatt Petrie has organized a party to provide some diversion for his elderly unc...

"A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths" (The New York Times).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"There is a more marked kinship here to Dorothy Sayers and her type of crime detection novels…. Superior fare."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A beggarwoman on a bench arouses A...

A haunting romantic mystery from the renowned author of the Albert Campion detective novels: "Allingham stands out like a shining light" (Agatha Christie).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of CrimeRobin Grey is Scotland Yard's inside man. He handles matters which require delicacy and secrecy outside the jurisdiction of regular government offices. While lurking about Waterloo station on a mission for the Foreign Office, ...

"An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues" from the author of the Albert Campion series ( Kirkus Reviews).One of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's Four Queens of Crime"Margery Allingham was one of the greatest mid-20th-century practitioners of the detective novel."—Alexander McCall SmithAn apparent suicide at a posh men's club in London doesn't fool Scotland Yard ...

From a Golden Age Queen of Crime comes "a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth" ( Chicago Tribune)."Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered."—P. D. James, New York Times bestselling authorAlbert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle...

A fast-paced mystery novel featuring intrigue, danger, and classic detective storytelling from the Golden Age of crime fiction.

The Crime at Black Dudley, a riveting historical crime fiction novel by Margery Allingham, transports you to the chilling depths of the golden age of detective storytelling. This true crime activity book for adults, published in 1929, unveils the enigmatic debut of the legendary detective Albert Campion in a tale of suspense and cunning that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Nestled within the isolated and mysterious English countryside, Black Dudley Manor sets the stage for an unfor...