Albert Campion: More Work for the Undertaker : Albert Campion #13 (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

Not one of my personal favorites, and this is #13 in the series. In this one, Albert Campion is called upon to look into two mysterious deaths in the Palinode family. They are a group of rather eccentric people, however, the deaths are by poison, so it becomes a police matter. Throw in anonymous ...

from joel

Campion returns after three years to investigate a murder within a very idiosyncratic family. Lugg's undertaker brother-in-law asks for the investigation so that things can be cleared up quickly and let him get back to his shady dealings. This one seemingly reverts back to a classic murder invest...

from idiotgirl

This is probably a 3.5. First time reading Albert Campion (or listening). Very dense and social. Enjoyed it. But I had to relisten to many sections. Not generally true for "detective." Lots of characters and things going on.

from Auntie-Nanuuq

This was really a very difficult read for me.....I understand that Allingham's Albert Campion was/is a very popular detective...the BEEB series is well done and enormously popular, however, I got quite lost with the some of the "authentic" dialog and even some of the scenes....This is not to say,...

from ashleytylerjohn

She's a marvelous find. For anyone who appreciates Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, well-plotted Golden Age mysteries, not too violent/gritty/disturbing, eccentric characters, unusual situations, a bit of wit (well, a lot, in Sayer's case), Allingham is their slightly-younger near literary cou...