From the Golden Age mystery author comes "a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth" (Chicago Tribune).




Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed "Deputy-Adventurer" finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder.





Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters -- presided over by an authoritarian widow -- he's not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses -- all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it's hard to stop what hatred has set in motion.




Praise for Margery Allingham




"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light." -- Agatha Christie





"The best of mystery writers." -- The New Yorker




"Allingham was a rare and precious talent." -- The Washington Post




"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered." -- P. D. James, New York Times-bestselling author





"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction." -- The Independent
From the Golden Age mystery author comes "a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth" (Chicago Tribune).




Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed "Deputy-Adventurer" finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder.





Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters -- presided over by an authoritarian widow -- he's not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses -- all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it's hard to stop what hatred has set in motion.




Praise for Margery Allingham




"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light." -- Agatha Christie





"The best of mystery writers." -- The New Yorker




"Allingham was a rare and precious talent." -- The Washington Post




"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered." -- P. D. James, New York Times-bestselling author





"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction." -- The Independent

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• Publication Date: June 13, 2023
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