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ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
Eager to get away to his country escape and practice his new play, Jimmy Sutane is also eager to avoid the practical jokes that have been plaguing him. But the jokes follow him to the country and escalate to the point of death. It's up to Albert Campion, also at the house party, to figure out who wanted to kill an aging actress (once a beautiful starlet.) But he's grappling with his own set of problems; falling in love with Jimmy Sutane's wife just isn't a gentlemanly thing to do.
I have seen the television show with Peter Davison and thought that it was very true to this book. Scenes from those episodes kept running through my brain. It took me quite awhile to get through this book and I'm not sure why but it is highly enjoyable.
I have seen the television show with Peter Davison and thought that it was very true to this book. Scenes from those episodes kept running through my brain. It took me quite awhile to get through this book and I'm not sure why but it is highly enjoyable.
pineapplestitches's review against another edition
4.0
One of the Albert Campion series published in 1937.
Chloe Pye is a faded revue star making a come back when she dies under suspicious circs at Jimmy Sutane’s house “white walls” in the country. Jimmy is a dancing star with an entourage of employees all present at the time of her death.
Campion a clever yet diffident chap reluctantly agrees to assist with the help of former burgler turned manservant Magersfontein Lugg and “uncle william”.
You think you know how it will end and then bam you dont. Allingham tricks you right up to the end.
Chloe Pye is a faded revue star making a come back when she dies under suspicious circs at Jimmy Sutane’s house “white walls” in the country. Jimmy is a dancing star with an entourage of employees all present at the time of her death.
Campion a clever yet diffident chap reluctantly agrees to assist with the help of former burgler turned manservant Magersfontein Lugg and “uncle william”.
You think you know how it will end and then bam you dont. Allingham tricks you right up to the end.
fern17's review
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
robinwalter's review
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
dreichler's review
5.0
I love this series and I loved this book.
I, too, like some other reviewers have a little crush on Albert Campion. He is very smart but he seems human while still being mysterious in some ways if that is possible.
Lugg is hysterically funny, in this book more than usual, when he takes the daughter of one of the suspects under his wing. Their interactions are priceless.
I don't really read these for the mystery, per se, but for the atmosphere and the characters. I almost never guess the murderer, either.
I, too, like some other reviewers have a little crush on Albert Campion. He is very smart but he seems human while still being mysterious in some ways if that is possible.
Lugg is hysterically funny, in this book more than usual, when he takes the daughter of one of the suspects under his wing. Their interactions are priceless.
I don't really read these for the mystery, per se, but for the atmosphere and the characters. I almost never guess the murderer, either.
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