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A review by helensbookshelf
Campion at Christmas: 4 Holiday Stories by Margery Allingham
3.0
Four short Christmas stories, two are detective stories, the last one is a slice of domestic life for the Campion's and I have no idea what the second story was supposed to be.
What is this thing about dogs can speak in the final hour of Christmas Eve? Is this a thing? I've never heard it before and I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's mentioned more than once in these stories and I wish it wasn't.
The two detective stories were well thought out and full of characters - perfect cosy Christmas reads. The first one is quite sad too, I really felt for the lonely old lady.
The second story is a bit odd, though it made a bit more sense when I saw that it was originally published in a Woman's Own Magazine in the '60s. It felt out of place here.
The last story made me laugh, it has the funniest married couple scene I've read for a while.
Campion knows when to take a hit.
Overall, it's a nice little book to sit down with for an afternoon but I wish it were longer, or that they were all detective stories. Though for just £2 on Amazon at the moment it's not bad value.
I received a free copy in return for an honest review.
What is this thing about dogs can speak in the final hour of Christmas Eve? Is this a thing? I've never heard it before and I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's mentioned more than once in these stories and I wish it wasn't.
The two detective stories were well thought out and full of characters - perfect cosy Christmas reads. The first one is quite sad too, I really felt for the lonely old lady.
The second story is a bit odd, though it made a bit more sense when I saw that it was originally published in a Woman's Own Magazine in the '60s. It felt out of place here.
The last story made me laugh, it has the funniest married couple scene I've read for a while.
"I take back everything except cackhanded."
"I concede cackhanded."
Campion knows when to take a hit.
Overall, it's a nice little book to sit down with for an afternoon but I wish it were longer, or that they were all detective stories. Though for just £2 on Amazon at the moment it's not bad value.
I received a free copy in return for an honest review.