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Mystery Mile (Paperback)

de Margery Allingham (Author)
4.7étoiles sur 5  Voir tous les commentaires (3 évaluations de client)

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Albert Campion takes on the usual collection of unbelievable, yet charming, characters. The eccentric cast, focusing on an American judge pursued by the ominous Simister gang, is given a range of voices by narrator Francis Matthews. Though Matthews has recorded numerous Allingham titles, the husky American accents and servants' dialects are somewhat distracting. The secondary characters are slightly exaggerated while the central characters' accents are restrained. The narrator does lead the reader adeptly through the twists of the tale and presents an accomplished interpretation. Another of Campion's "adventures undertaken for a small fee," this will undoubtedly give satisfaction to the enthusiast. R.F.W. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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In this early Campion mystery, the mild-mannered detective sets out to investigate why someone would attempt to kill an American judge. Whether by bad luck or bad marksmanship, four others have already died in place of Judge Lobbett. The tale involves a complex plot, a host of unforgettable characters, and a good dose of British humor, making it a classic in the genre. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Campion's First Starring Role, Fév 22 2001
Par Marc Ruby™ "The Noh Hare™" (Warren, MI USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   
One year after his initial appearance in Crime at the Black Dudley, Albert Campion is back. And what a difference a year makes. This Campion is completely fleshed out. He is now, officially the Universal Aunt ('your adventures undertaken for a fee'). Also present are his regular compatriots Lugg (his man) and Stanislaus Oates of Scotland Yard. And let's not forget Autolycus the Jackdaw (who lays an egg).

It is as if Campion has been reinvented out of whole cloth. And it's just wonderful. Campion keeps up a steady patter of nonsense, bad jokes and horrible puns, interspersed with the plants and plots the keep him and his fellow characters alive.

American judge Crowdy Lobbett is saved from one of a series of attempts on his life by Albert's timely intercession with a mouse. As a result Campion is taken on to save the judge from an early demise at the hands of Simister (see The Black Dudley). Lobbett has a clue to Simister's true identity and the evil mastermind intends to remove this threat.

In a stroke of brilliance Campion convinces the Judge to move himself and his family to Mystery Mile at the residence of his two friends Biddy and Giles Paget. This has an inauspicious start when Swithin Cush, the vicar, commits suicide after a session with a palm reader. In short order the Judge disappears and Biddy is kidnapped. The Judge's children Marlowe and Isopel get entangled with the Pagets and typical Allingham version of a Chinese fire drill comes to pass. Allingham's books rarely lack for action, and Mystery Mile is no exception.

Campion often loses in love, but Mystery Mile proves he can win our hearts. He lacks the brilliance of Sayer's Lord Peter Whimsey, but he is by far the cleverer. Bit players like Thomas Knapp and his terrifying mother never fail to enchant, as Allingham shows off a knack at capturing British dialects. This volume spells the establishment of one of mysteries most loved series. One that you will enjoy for many years to come.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Early Campion and an endangered judge, Mai 29 2000
Par frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - Voir tous mes commentaires
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   
This review is from: Mystery Mile (Hardcover)
When a Judge Lobett's life is threatened with murder by a deadly gang that no one can stop, Campion takes the challenge to save the judge's life. "Deserving cases preferred" takes on a whole new meaning when it becomes clear that the judge has a clue to the identity of the gang's secretive leader. Campion brings the judge and his daughter to the house of old friends in order to try to keep the killers back. Campion has to protect the judge, decipher the clue, and find a killer in order to keep Lobbett from hearing the seventh whistle that would spell his doom. Mystery Mile is clearly a very early Allingham without some of the maturity of later works, but contains all of the elements that made her a great lady of mystery.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 an outstanding thriller, Mars 8 1998
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This review is from: Mystery Mile (Hardcover)
Mystery Mile was the first Albert Campion mystery that I read. It is an enjoyable, well paced and often thrilling story. Campion is on the trail of a murderer and together with some friends and allies lures the criminal to the Essex marshes and a breath-taking denouement. One of Allingham's best.
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