{"product_id":"flowers-for-the-judge-9781504091770","title":"Flowers for the Judge","description":"\u003cb\u003eGentleman sleuth Albert Campion tries to solve the murder of a prominent publisher in this \"vivid and witty\" British mystery (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar. All eyes are on the other partners at the firm--cousins of the dead man with much to gain from his demise--and all rumors hint at a connection to the disappearance of another director decades earlier. Desperate to salvage their reputation, the cousins turn to Albert Campion--but will his investigations clear the Barnabas family name, or besmirch it forever?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham.\" --J. K. Rowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ms. Allingham has a strong, controlled sense of humour and is never dull.\" --\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\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":50648625316114,"sku":"9781504091770","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2bcbddf-d35d-4493-b01a-f7ae19cb3f30.jpg?v=1733245868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flowers-for-the-judge-9781504091770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}