A review by jbleyle63
Campion at Christmas: 4 Holiday Stories by Margery Allingham

4.0

Very short collection [approximately 75 pages] of Holiday themed stories featuring Allingham's Albert Campion in only three of the four short stories so title is a bit deceptive. I was already familiar with two of the stories from previous anthologies and enjoyed rereading both, especially "The Case of the Man with the Sack" which was my introduction to Campion. The story "Happy Christmas" has nothing to do with crime but is a tale of a newly wedded couple obsessed with the Victorian era who celebrate a true Victorian Christmas by inviting an elderly widow to serve as advisor. The last story "Word in Season" stars Campion's dog Poins who provides just the tonic for his master to successfully navigate a little marital disharmony during Christmas Eve. Collection was good seasonal read with just the right amount of whimsy.