The Allingham Case-Book

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Eighteen succulent mysteries from the Queen of Crime, guaranteed to baffle the most ingenious of armchair detectives - and even, at times, the imperturbable Albert Campion himself. Enjoy Margery Allingham at her witty best as she spins delicious tales of high risk heists and domestic deceptions in this exquisite short story collection. CONTENTS : Tall Story Three is a Lucky Number The Villa Marie Celeste The Psychologist Little Miss Know-All One Morning They'll Hang Him The Lieabout Face Value Evidence in Camera Joke Over The Lying-in-State The Pro and the Con Is There a Doctor in the House? The Border-Line Case They Never Get Caught The Mind's Eye Mystery Mum Knows Best The Snapdragon and the C. I. D. 'A perfectly splendid collection of short stories, richly imbred with that unique flavour Miss Allingham distilled so well' - H. R. F. Keating