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Indlæser... Mystery Mile: Albert Campion #2 (original 1930; udgave 2006)af Margery Allingham (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I don't know why I finished this, I loathe organized crime stories. ( ) Summary: Campion is hired to protect a retired American judge investigating the Simister crime syndicate, yet even a remote coastal community is not safe from their sinister efforts. On a cruise from America, Campion saves the life of retired Judge Crowdy Lobbett, and is subsequently hired by his son Marlowe to protect Judge Lobbett as well as his sister Isopel. The judge has been investigating the Simister gang, an international crime syndicate. There have been several attempts upon his life, and several deaths around him. Ostensibly to protect him, they remove to a remote manor at Mystery Mile, an isolated hamlet near the coast, by some marshes that could swallow a man whole. The proprietors are young, Giles and his sister Biddy, along with faithful staff. They set up a surveillance team, the Seven Whistlers. Things don’t stay quiet for long before they receive visitors, first a fortune teller by the name of Datchett. then a pesky art dealer by the name of Barber. And strange things start happening. The old parson is found dead, an apparent suicide. Then Judge Lobbett goes for a walk in the nearby labyrinth and goes missing. Subsequently, Biddy, running an errand at the local post office, is abducted. The group mounts a rescue operation that nearly fails but for the intervention of Campion. Things don’t seem to be going well but both Lobbett and Campion are hoping to lure the mysterious head of the Simister gang into the open. Yet all the others who have tried to do so end up dead. Will things be any different for the crusty old judge and the eccentric Campion? While all this unfolding, the young people are falling in love, Giles with Isopel and Marlowe with Biddy, binding this foursome together. Meanwhile, Campion emerges as more than a quirky, well-heeled young man. He’s a resourceful, out-of-the-box sleuth. But will he accomplish something multiple law enforcement agencies have failed to do? I’m finding that the more I read of Allingham, the more I am enjoying her. It seems that her plotting is more intricate than Marsh or Christie, but I find this makes her more interesting intellectually, even as we enjoy the eccentricity and originality of Campion. The inherently likable but decidedly strange Albert Campion is back fof his 2nd mystery. This time he's on board a cruise liner in time to prevent a magician's trick from going wrong - the disappearing chair was connected to live electrics. The intended victim being no other than an american judge fleeing with crucial information regarding the identity of a notorious gangster. The judge and his family are persuaded to visited the isolated suffolk village of Mystery Mile. They're barely settled in as visiting Lord of the Manor before the judge going missing presumed kidnapped. Albert and the remaining brothers and sisters investigate in his usual strange rushing fashion. Second book in the Albert Campion series and it's interesting seeing his character develop. This is a book you can't take too seriously, but it is well written for it's time. Campion's character takes some getting used to, as do the accents, but all in all a great escape mystery. I will probably read the next in the series, and so far this is one to read in order. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:Classic Crime from the Golden Age, the second in the Albert Campion Series. Margery Allingham is J.K. Rowling's favourite Golden Age author. Albert Campion is sailing home when he saves the life of fellow passenger, Judge Crowdy Lobbett. Hunted by the notoriously deadly Simister gang, it seems as though the judge's troubles have followed him from America. Determined to catch the infamous gang leader, Albert bundles the judge, along with his son Marlowe and beautiful daughter Isopel, to the manor at Mystery Mile, where he hopes to lure the villain out into the open. But the safe haven of Mystery Mile is soon invaded by danger, and when people start disappearing, the race to uncover the enigma of their enemy's true identity becomes ever more urgent. Mystery Mile, first published in 1930, is the second Margery Allingham novel starring eccentric and well-loved amateur sleuth, Albert Campion. No library descriptions found. |
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