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Uncle William has died, apparently of natural causes, a man lies dead in a ditch for eight days and Mr Campion receives a message in the language of flowers. The truth behind these events is sinister indeed, involving the village of Pontisbright in a tangle of foul play and cross purposes.
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"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction" (Independent)
"The real queen of crime" (Guardian)
"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" (Tatler)
"Spending an evening with Campion is one of life's pure pleasures" (Saturday Review)
"Miss Allingham's strength lies in the power of her characterization" (New York Times)
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"The real queen of crime" (Guardian)
"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" (Tatler)
"Spending an evening with Campion is one of life's pure pleasures" (Saturday Review)
"Miss Allingham's strength lies in the power of her characterization" (New York Times)
'Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered' - P.D. James
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0140166165
- ISBN 13 9780140166163
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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