{"product_id":"the-allingham-casebook-9781504091794","title":"The Allingham Casebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic collection of mystery stories: \"With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise\" (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume offer eighteen delightful mysteries from the Queen of Crime that will baffle the most ingenious of armchair detectives--and even, at times, the imperturbable sleuth Albert Campion himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnjoy one of England's great golden-era writers at her witty best as she spins delicious tales of high-risk heists and domestic deceptions in this exquisite short story collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A perfectly splendid collection of short stories.\" --H. R. F. Keating\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":50903302996242,"sku":"9781504091794","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfdb1a8c-eb09-44c3-87f2-16051cd721b2.jpg?v=1738488256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-allingham-casebook-9781504091794","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}