The Beckoning Lady
The Beckoning Lady is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in 1955, in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London and in the United States by Doubleday, New York under the title The Estate of the Beckoning Lady. It is the fifteenth novel in the Albert Campion series.
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Author | Margery Allingham |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Albert Campion |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1955 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | The Tiger in the Smoke |
Followed by | Hide My Eyes |
Plot introduction
Campionโs glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassandโs fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
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References
- Margery Allingham, The Beckoning Lady, (London: Chatto & Windus, 1955)
- Margery Allingham, The Beckoning Lady, (Vintage, Random House, 2007)
External links
- An Allingham bibliography, with dates and publishers, from the UK Margery Allingham Society
- A page about the book from the Margery Allingham Archive on archive.org
- A 2011 podcast about The Beckoning Lady
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