Coroner's Pidgin (The Albert Campion Mysteries)

Ipso Books, 2016. Paperback. Like New. Coroner's Pidgin is part of Margery Allingham's Albert Campion mystery seri es. World War II is limping to a close, and private detective Albert Campion ha s just returned from years abroad on a secret mission. Relaxing in his bath before rushing back to the country, and to the arms of his wife Amanda, Ca mpion is disturbed when his servant, Lugg, and a lady of unmistakably arist ocratic bearing appear in his flat carrying the corpse of a woman. The reluctant Campion is forced to put his powers of detection to work as h e is drawn deeper into the case, and the eccentric Caradocs household, deal ing with murder, treason, grand larceny, and the mysterious disappearance o f some very valuable art. Coroner's Pidgin was first published in 1945 and has also been published as Pearls Before Swine. PRAISE FOR MARGERY ALLINGHAM 'My very favourite of the four queens of crime is Allingham' -- JK Rowling 'The best of mystery writers' -- The New Yorker 'Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another qua lity, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance' -- Agatha Christ ie 'Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.' -- PD James.