by Margery Allingham
I started the new year with a minor Allingham binge and, having now read a fair number of her Campion mysteries (12, i.e. 2/3 of the 18 novels that she herself completed), I think I can safely say that while I won't ever like this series as much as I do those of Christie, Sayers, and Marsh, when All...
bookshelves: mystery-thriller, autumn-2010, published-1931 Read from October 03 to 05, 2010 ** spoiler alert ** home audio - unabridged and read by Francis MatthewsA ring of international thieves target the Gyrth Chalice, a priceless goblet held by centuries of Gyrths on behalf of the British Cr...
This was a good read. Campion is becomming a more rounded character as the books progress. This one centres around a family that holds a treasure on behalf of the crown and a collector who wants to acquire said treasure - not through legitimate means. The family has its own troubles, and they manage...
home audio - unabridged and read by Francis Matthews
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