The Allingham Case-BookFirst published by Chatto & Windus Ltd. 1969 |
Within its pages are more of the exploits of the famous detective Albert Campion - it is said that no one ever took him seriously until just about two hours too late - and his friends the policemen Charlie Luke and Stanislaus Oates. Among others, the Case-Book also chronicles the nefarious and sometimes successful deeds of such imaginative villains as the Lieabout, the man who burned money and a couple of hopeful wife-killers.
It is a welcome addition to the annals of crime.
'A perfectly splendid collection of short stories, richly imbred with that unique flavour Miss Allingham distilled so well' - H.R.F. Keating