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The Beckoning Lady

By: Margery Allingham
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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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.

©1983 Emily Joyce Allingham (P)2013 Audible Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Crime
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Critic reviews

"Miss Allingham's strength lies in the power of her characterization" ( New York Times)
"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" ( Tatler)
"Spending an evening with Campion is one of life's pure pleasures" ( Saturday Review)
"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered" (P.D. James)
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Great story in a classic setting. Satisfying plot, interesting characters, beautifully written. Well read. A delight

Classic crime from a great

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I remember Campion from my childhood. The story is a bit dated now with the slang of the time, but in essence it could be brought up to date into a good television production.

A good old Whodunnit

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I found I couldn’t get lost in this Campion story unlike many of the series.

Not her best

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loved it all campion series is so good .brilliantly penned. golden age authors are great

fantastic

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I wish they had the Francis Matthews version. The strange squeaky voice given to Campion meant I had to grit my teeth for several chapters before I could ignore it and concentrate on the story.

Enjoyable story poor reader

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