Coroner’s Pidgin
Cover Synopsis ‘The man and the woman carried the body cautiously up the stairs… Meanwhile, in the apartment above, Mr Albert Campion, who was in that particular state of ignorance … Continue reading
More Work For The Undertaker
Cover Synopsis Will Albert Campion give up detection and turn respectable? Perhaps… but after a series of coincidences, culminating in a letter from Lugg’s brother-in-law, Campion can no longer resist … Continue reading
Death Of A Ghost
Cover Synopsis How could a painting commit murder… ? John Sebastian Lafcadio, R.A., ‘probably the greatest painter since Rembrandt’ (according to himself), is dead. But his influence is not. He … Continue reading
Dancers In Mourning
Cover Synopsis Everyone fell under the spell of Jimmy Sutane, the charming and talented song-and-dance man. Everyone, that is, except the spiteful practical joker who put a pin in his … Continue reading
Hide My Eyes
Cover Synopsis The path that a murderer takes to reach his victim is fraught with risk. So whoever killed Matt Phillipson on that rainy night in London’s theatreland must ensure … Continue reading
Another Miss Marple
I’ve just been reading that ITV1 is producing a new series of Miss Marple mysteries with Julia McKenzie playing the leading role. (Telegraph online article) I’m not going to make … Continue reading
Sweet Danger
Cover Synopsis “That was the beauty of Campion; one never knew where he was going to turn up next – at the Third Levee or swinging from a chandelier…” Here … Continue reading
Police at the Funeral
Cover Synopsis Great Aunt Caroline rules the roost in an old Cambridge residence which is riddled with mystery, evil…and terror. Uncle Andrew is dead, Aunt Julia is poisoned, Uncle William … Continue reading
The Crime at Black Dudley
Cover Synopsis When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind – proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, … Continue reading
The White Cottage Mystery
First published in book form 1928, this edition first published by Chatto & Windus 1975 Cover Synopsis ‘Everyone ought to have done it, but by the evidence nobody had’ Seven … Continue reading
