*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: Who are the Queens Of Crime? By my count, six authors who rose to fame in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction between the wars, and leave behind a legacy in crime writing that will never be matched. The most famous of course is Agatha Christie, also Dorothy L Sayers, Gladys Mitchell, Ngaio Marsh, Josephine Tey and Margery Allingham, the latter of whom concerns us here. They all had their recurring detectives of course, and Margery Allingham’s was Albert Campion, a suave sleuth of noble blood, perfectly portrayed on TV by Peter Davison. Six Allingham Penguins in classic green and white stripe livery from the 1950s fresh in this week featuring Campion in typically clever murder mysteries, including his very first outing in The Crime At Black Dudley. Full details, including condition notes, await you in our catalogue.
PICTURED: All by MARGERY ALLINGHAM ALL SOLD
THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG Penguin 1959 4th UK PB VG £4
CORONER’S PIDGIN Penguin 1950 1st UK PB FA/GD £5
THE CRIME AT BLACK DUDLEY Penguin 1953 2nd UK PB FA/GD £4
LOOK TO THE LADY Penguin 1953 2nd UK PB VG £9
MORE WORK FOR THE UNDERTAKER Penguin 1959 3rd UK PB VG £7
MYSTERY MILE Penguin 1952 2nd UK PB GD/VG £6