Overview
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Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancĆ©e is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed āDeputy-Adventurerā finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder.
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Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable charactersāpresided over by an authoritarian widowāheās not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulsesāall of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, itās hard to stop what hatred has set in motion.
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Praise for Margery Allingham
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āMargery Allingham stands out like a shining light.ā āAgatha Christie
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āThe best of mystery writers.ā āThe New Yorker
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āAllingham was a rare and precious talent.ā āThe Washington Post
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āMargery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.ā āP.Ā D. James, New York Timesābestselling author
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āDonāt start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.ā āThe Independent
From the Golden Age mystery author comes āa richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuthā (Chicago Tribune).
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Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancĆ©e is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed āDeputy-Adventurerā finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder.
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Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable charactersāpresided over by an authoritarian widowāheās not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulsesāall of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, itās hard to stop what hatred has set in motion.
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Praise for Margery Allingham
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āMargery Allingham stands out like a shining light.ā āAgatha Christie
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āThe best of mystery writers.ā āThe New Yorker
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āAllingham was a rare and precious talent.ā āThe Washington Post
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āMargery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.ā āP.Ā D. James, New York Timesābestselling author
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āDonāt start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.ā āThe Independent
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