Police at the funeral - margery allingham

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--hes 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, its 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.

James, New York Times-bestselling author Dont 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--hes 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, its 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.