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The Crime At Black Dudley
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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THE FIRST CAMPION MYSTERY 'Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light' Agatha Christie A suspicious death and a haunted family heirloom were not advertised when Dr George Abbershaw and a groupof London's brightest young things accepted an invitation to the mansion of Black Dudley. Skulduggery is most certainly afoot, and the party-goers soon realise that they're trapped in the secluded house. Amongst them is a stranger who promises to unravel the villainous plots behind their incarceration - but can George and his friends trust the peculiar young man who calls himself Albert Campion?
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led567
Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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I read Campion novels from the library in I guess my early teens and enjoyed them but can‘t really remember them, except that in later ones he has a sidekick! A couple of scenes did ring a bell. I enjoyed this but in the intervening period I‘ve developed an annoying habit of seeing them from a social history viewpoint & wish I could shake that. While the murderer was guessable I liked the way the ending was handled.

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kwmg40
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Another book finished for #Scarathlon2022! This is the first book of the Campion series and is not as good as some of the later ones, but it's still an enjoyable English country-house mystery. It surprised me that Campion is not the main character in this novel.

#TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
TheSpineView 👍🤩📖 2y
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Librarybelle Oh! Another classic series I need to read! 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🎃 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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SayersLover
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Sadly, I didn‘t get quite as much reading done this past weekend as I hoped, but I did manage to finish this little one. Overall not bad, some humor and ludicrous situations, but I found it odd that the amateur detective wasn‘t the one who followed the mystery until the end. That task was actually done by someone else. 🤨 Despite this fact, I‘m going to go ahead and try the next book in the series.

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Ncostell
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This was my first read of the #roll100 challenge and was my first Margery Allingham mystery. Written in 1929 and set at an old country estate in England, this was right up my alley. Allingham had a sense of humor that was evident in this first installment of her Albert Campion series and I will definitely continue reading her work. Although I already have a long list of beloved mystery authors, I am always happy to discover more.

PuddleJumper Sounds like a great first read! 3y
BiblioLitten I was deciding between different books for this author. This post makes it easier 🙂 3y
Ncostell @BiblioLitten Glad to be of assistance! I don‘t always start mystery series from the beginning especially if there are a ton but I do like to start with the first when I can. I just happened to download this one awhile ago and was pleased to find that it is the first in the series. 3y
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Sarah83
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Don't know why I didn't start this book earlier,but I really regret it. Such a great classic crime. It's so sad that great detective stories aren't popular at the moment,because I would have known her earlier than.
The action takes place in an old house. Several people are there for a party and one is murdered. 😉 The main question, who is the murderer? The answer was not what I expected but still understandable 😊 Better than modern books for me.

Wife ❤️🦉☕️ 6y
LeahBergen This sounds like my kind of book. 👍🏻 6y
Sarah83 @LeahBergen since you like Agatha Christie as much as I do this book will be a great choice 😍 6y
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yourfavouritemixtape This sounds exactly like my cup of tea! I will put that on my to-read-list asap! 6y
Sarah83 @yourfavouritemixtape It's really like the great detective stories 😍 if you like Agatha Christie, this will be a great choice 😉 6y
yourfavouritemixtape @Sarah83 great detective stories are my favourites 6y
Sarah83 @yourfavouritemixtape Sounds quite familiar to me. 😏 6y
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Sarah83
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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The next #sherlocked 😍

Andrew65 I can get a copy from the library. 6y
Sarah83 @Andrew65 I am already halfway through it. 😏 6y
Andrew65 @Sarah83 I‘ll schedule it in for me and let you know what I think. 😊 Then we can compare notes. 😂 6y
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Sarah83 @Andrew65 sounds great. I love it up til now. 😂 6y
Andrew65 @Sarah83 There was a tv series many years ago. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094430/fullcredits 6y
Sarah83 @Andrew65 in Germany you don't get to know all these series. 🙄 6y
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Sarah83
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Cuddling up with my new planket (thank you @jmofo ) and doing some #fridayreads for #litsyclassics .

Look @Heideschrampf that's my owl mug I was talking about. 😊

Heideschrampf This one is super cute too 😍 6y
Sarah83 @Heideschrampf Thank you 😍😘 6y
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Sarah83
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Having a little break from all the work for my best friend's wedding part two.

I needed a German book now, because concentration isn't the best these days. So it fits perfectly, that the tagged one is on my list for #litsyclassics.

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beckygracelea
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Quite bonkers, but in that delicious 20s kind of way. I'm not surprised Allingham was encouraged to follow Campion for her further novels; he's easily the most entertaining of the bunch. Also a few gothic-style twists in this one. Black Dudley sounds like one hell of a house.

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SharonGoforth
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Rating: 3.5 stars I'm not quite sure how I feel about this book. It seems very dated, to the point of being ridiculous, yet it was very fast-paced and I really liked the quirkiness of Albert Campion (who was not the protagonist in this story). I liked it enough to continue reading the series.

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SharonGoforth
The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham
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Going a little old school this Saturday night with an English country house golden age mystery, first published in 1929. This is the first time I've read Margery Allingham. So far, it's pretty good!

SusanInTiburon Love Margery Allingham! 8y
Gulfsidemusing Sounds perfect! 8y
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