The China Governess - Hardcover
The golden sprig of a rich aristocratic family, Timothy Kinnit is about to marry the girl of his dreams. But when rumors start to circulate about his parentage, the young lady's father puts the kibosh on the wedding, and shortly thereafter, Timothy becomes the chief suspect in a housebreaking and a suspicious death. When Mr. Campion gets involved, he finds that somebody will go to very ugly lengths to keep Timothy from finding the answers he needs.
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Review:
"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" (Tatler)
"One of the finest 'golden age' crime novelists" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Faultless" (The Times)
"Allingham captures her quintessential quiet detective Albert Campion to perfection... For those who relish classic crime fiction" (Daily Express)
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"One of the finest 'golden age' crime novelists" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Faultless" (The Times)
"Allingham captures her quintessential quiet detective Albert Campion to perfection... For those who relish classic crime fiction" (Daily Express)
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
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- PublisherYestermorrow Inc
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 1567230040
- ISBN 13 9781567230048
- BindingHardcover
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