{"product_id":"mr-campions-mosaic-9781448307838","title":"MR Campion's Mosaic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert Campion travels to Dorset as he attempts to get to the bottom of a series of shocking events connected to a TV adaptation of one of Evadne Childe's famous novels.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRipley's brilliant inventiveness demonstrates that golden age characters and tropes can still work for contemporary fair-play fans\"- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, 1972\u003c\/i\u003e. The Evadne Childe Society has gathered in honour of what would have been the author's eighty-second birthday, and Albert Campion is there as a reluctant guest speaker and ceremonial birthday cake cutter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Campion's oratory skills aren't the only thing in demand. A TV remake of a twenty-year-old film adaptation of one of Evadne's classic novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Moving Mosaic\u003c\/i\u003e, has been derailed by someone attempting to murder the leading man - the latest in a series of increasingly disturbing incidents - and the society wants Campion to investigate. Who is determined to sabotage the production at any cost, and why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Travelling to the picturesque village of Kingswalter Manor in Dorset where filming is due to start, Campion soon stumbles upon dark secrets, ghosthunters, an impressive mosaic, and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Ripley\u003c\/b\u003e has twice won the Crime Writers' Association's Last Laugh Award, and is the author of twenty-four comedy thrillers and historical novels. He writes a hugely respected monthly review column for Shots Magazine entitled Getting Away With Murder and is also the author of \u003ci\u003eKiss Kiss Bang Bang\u003c\/i\u003e, a 'reader's history' of the heyday of British action and spy thrillers, 1953-75, which won the H.R.F. Keating Award for non-fiction in 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eMr Campion's Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e he completed a manuscript left unfinished in 1969 by Margery Allingham's widower, Pip Youngman Carter. He regards the follow-ups including \u003ci\u003eMr Campion's Visit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr Campion's S�ance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr Campion's Coven\u003c\/i\u003e as his attempts 'to fly solo with, and do justice to, a great fictional character'.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913290027282,"sku":"9781448307838","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4267152-3dc6-4b49-a360-176776fa1d5c.jpg?v=1738781311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mr-campions-mosaic-9781448307838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}