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tansy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
3.5
A comfort re-read. The short stories in this are nothing much, but the novella "The Case of the Late Pig" remains a delight due to Campion's wry narration.
han_cat's review against another edition
3.0
Quirky clever stories. Jam packed with little details and iñteresting charàcters. Plus i now know what a newgate fringe is! Allingham is a lot of fun andand I must try out one of her full length novels.
katypicken's review
3.0
I think I have read this in the past, but it's not memorable enough for me to remember the details of the stories. I love Margery Allingham, and adore Albert Campion, her far from conventional detective, but this is not one of her best works.
I enjoyed "The Case of the Late Pig", although the first person point of view jarred with me a little at first. I think my favourite story in the collection was "The Man in the Window", which I did dimly remember from a previous read.
The other stories were enjoyable, but not memorable.
I enjoyed "The Case of the Late Pig", although the first person point of view jarred with me a little at first. I think my favourite story in the collection was "The Man in the Window", which I did dimly remember from a previous read.
The other stories were enjoyable, but not memorable.
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