The Mind Readers
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780380705702 (0380705702)
Publish date: July 1990
Publisher: Avon Books
Edition language: English
Series: Albert Campion 9 (#18)
Here Allingham tries for a James Bond plot. It's not very successful at all. Especially irritating was the role of women in the story. Despite often producing strong female characters, there's definitely a touch of gender essentialism to Allingham's women which occasionally comes to the fore. He...
[These notes were made in 1990:]. Though this looks like any other Allingham mystery, and features the self-effacing Campion, it is actually a venture into science fiction. The premise is that a small metallic device placed over the jugular assists people - especially children - to engage in telepa...
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