Albert Campion Mysteries: The Crime at Black Dudley (Series #01) (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

As far as mysteries and plots go, this one is different. Even though it is set in an old English country home (my very favorite mysteries have this setting), the murder has a bit of a twist to it. I won't say what it is. But it all starts when young Wyatt Petrie has a few close friends to his anc...

from TadAD

This is the first of Allingham's novels about Albert Campion that I've tried (although he's not the protagonist in this one). If you like the classic British mystery/thriller (e.g., Sayers, Christie, Tey, Marsh), then this is worth reading. I've read that Campion is often compared to Lord Peter W...

from bencritchley

My first Allingham and my introduction to Mr Albert Campion; on the basis of this novel I think we're going to get along. The sleeve of my battered penguin copy advises me that Ms Allingham's novels are for "the libraries of those wise men who like their nonsense to be distinguished," and that, e...

from DeltaQueen50

The Crime At Black Dudley by Margery Allingham starts with a weekend in the country, an isolated house full of guests, and a strange tale to be told about an ancient family ritual. During the course of the evening it was decided to act out this ritual which involved the passing of the family dagg...

from richardderus

Real Rating: 3.25* of five, rounded down because WOW this didn't age that well Albert Campion's neurodivergent character is something we're not unfamiliar with in the 21st century. It was baffling in the 19th, whence Allingham derived her world-view. I don't want to give you the wrong idea: she ...