Items related to Beckoning Lady (New Portway Large Print Books)
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction’s Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.
Agatha Christie called her ‘a shining light’. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
As urbane as Lord Wimsey...as ingenious as Poirot... Meet one of crime fiction’s Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"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)
From the Publisher:
"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
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherChivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0745172113
- ISBN 13 9780745172118
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Beckoning Lady (New Portway Large Print Books)
Published by
Chivers Press
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0745172113
ISBN 13: 9780745172118
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex library hardback with D/J, usual stamps/markings. 1990 large print edition - D/J ok & page edges little grubby otherwise in good overall condition. Will despatch within 24 hours from UK. 43D*. Seller Inventory # OLD1-44F01
Buy Used
£ 27.97
Convert currency