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Dancers In Mourning

Margery Allingham author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:7th May '15

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Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

When song-and-dance star Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, there’s only one man who can get to the bottom of the apparent vendetta against the music hall darling – Albert Campion.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

When song-and-dance star Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, there’s only one man who can get to the bottom of the apparent vendetta against the music hall darling – Albert Campion.

Soon, however, the backstage pranks escalate and an ageing starlet is killed.

Under pressure to uncover the culprit, and plagued by his growing feelings for Sutane’s wife, Campion finds himself uncomfortably embroiled in an investigation which tests his ingenuity and integrity to the limit…

The real queen of crime * Guardian *
Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light -- Agatha Christie
Faultless * The Times *
Allingham is the best of mystery writers * New Yorker *

ISBN: 9780099593546

Dimensions: 197mm x 132mm x 19mm

Weight: 216g

304 pages