Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham, Val McDermid A gripping and suspenseful Albert Campion mystery by one of the queens of crime, Margery Allingham FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Aristocratic detective Albert Campion is called upon by the British government to establish ownership of the tiny, oil-rich principality of Averna on the Adriatic Coast. The titled but impoverished Fitton family lay claim to it, but the deeds are nowhere to be found. With the help of his loyal chums and sidekick, retired cat burglar Magersfontein Lugg, Campion must pit his wits against a criminal financier and his heavies in order to unearth the truth.A quintessential Golden Age detective story and utterly gripping thriller, Sweet Danger displays Margery Allingham at her absolute best.This Macmillan Collectors Library edition of Sweet Danger features an afterword by international bestselling crime writer, Val McDermid.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collectors Library are books to love and treasure. Notes A hardback edition of this quintessential Golden Age detective story, featuring an afterword by the international bestselling crime writer, Val McDermid. Author Biography Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. The child of two writers, she grew up in the village of Layer Breton near Colchester and spent much of her childhood writing stories and plays. Her first novel, Blackkerchief Dick, was published in 1923 when she was only nineteen. Her breakthrough came in 1929 with the publication of The Crime at Black Dudley, which introduced Albert Campion, the gentleman sleuth who went on to become her most famous character and featured in eighteen further novels and numerous short stories, establishing her as one of the four queens of the Golden Age of crime. Allingham died in 1966 and her husband, Philip Youngman Carter, completed her final Campion novel, The Cargo of Eagles. Promotional A gripping and suspenseful Albert Campion mystery by one of the queens of crime, Margery Allingham Promotional "Headline" A gripping and suspenseful Albert Campion mystery by one of the queens of crime, Margery Allingham Details ISBN1509826793 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1509826793 ISBN-13 9781509826797 Format Hardcover Author Val McDermid Pages 288 Publisher Pan Macmillan Series Macmillan Collectors Library Media Book Audience Age 18 Imprint Macmillan Collectors Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.912 Birth 1904 Death 1966 Publication Date 2017-05-18 Language English UK Release Date 2017-05-18 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-05-29 NZ Release Date 2017-05-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133514488;

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