{"product_id":"deadly-duo-two-novellas-9781504092098","title":"Deadly Duo: Two Novellas","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo classic mystery stories from the Golden Age author who \"stands out like a shining light\" (Agatha Christie).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wanted: Someone Innocent\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At a retirement reception for their headmistress, twenty-year-old Gillie Brayton is swept away by the wealthy Rita Fayre to work for her in London. Gillie's job is to accompany Rita's convalescent husband, but a shocking tragedy reveals the motive behind her employment: murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Last Act\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gathered at the country residence of Madame Zoffany, an aging star of the French stage, are her ward, both grandsons who stand to inherit her fortune, and her longtime servants. And though they are all used to Zoff's theatrics, it still comes as a surprise when the grande dame takes her final curtain call--and the spotlight of suspicion shines on them all . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Margery Allingham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.\" --P. D. James, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best of mystery writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargery Allingham, born in 1904 to Emily and Herbert Allingham, was an esteemed English novelist, author, and editor of \u003ci\u003eChristian Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew London Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Considered one of the four \"Queens of Crime\" from the golden age of detective fiction, Allingham began writing stories and plays at a young age and published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBlackkerchief Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, at 19. She later studied drama and speech training at Regent Street Polytechnic in London. Allingham is best known for her character Albert Campion, a sleuth first introduced in \u003ci\u003eThe Crime of Black Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e. Campion was featured in seventeen subsequent novels, and even more short stories. Allingham continued to write until her death on June 30, 1966.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Mystery \u0026 Thri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50927554822418,"sku":"9781504092098","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76c065fb-95cb-4eac-b6e4-d1b7884f582e.jpg?v=1738985407","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deadly-duo-two-novellas-9781504092098","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}