*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. Four Allingham Penguins fresh in this week featuring Campion in typically clever murder mysteries, including his very first outing in The Crime At Black Dudley. (NB: We’re improving the layout of our book listings, including adding an image for every book, and have started this file by completing ‘A’ authors; large files such as this will take a long time to complete). 
PICTURED: All by MARGERY ALLINGHAM ALL SOLD
THE BECKONING LADY Penguin UK PB VG £4.50
THE CHINA GOVERNESS Penguin UK PB GD £3.50
THE CRIME AT BLACK DUDLEY Penguin 1967 7th UK PB GD/VG £4
SWEET DANGER Penguin 1968 9th UK PB FN £6