Black Plumes
English
By (author): Margery Allingham
''My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham'' - J.K. Rowling
The slashing of a valuable painting at the renowned Ivory Gallery in London, one of the most prestigious art galleries in the world - followed by the murder of the proprietor''s son-in-law, Robert, sets the stage for another finely tuned Allingham mystery. The proprietor''s mother, 90-year-old Gabrielle Ivory, holds the key to the web of intrigue and danger that permeates the gallery.
Gabrielle Ivory was once a society beauty. But now, nearing 90, she''s largely disregarded by the younger members of the Ivory clan, who like to imagine Granny as rather a relic of a dead era. That''s a mistake, and it''s not their only one. A series of malicious attacks is threatening the Ivory Gallery in London. Robert Ivory and his high-strung wife, frantic to preserve the status-quo, want to chalk it all up to practical jokes gone wrong. But Gabrielle is not inclined to collude in this delusion.
A brilliant standalone mystery from the author of the beloved Campion books. Golden Age Crime at its intriguing best.
Reviews
''The best of mystery writers'' - The New Yorker
''Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance'' - Agatha Christie
''Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors'' - The Sunday Times
''Allingham''s work is always of the first rank'' - New York Times
''Unforgettable.'' - A.S. Byatt
''Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered'' - P.D. James
''The real queen of crime'' - Guardian
''As addictive as cocaine'' - Independent
''Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever'' - Sara Paretsky
''Allingham''s characters are three-dimensional flesh and blood, especially her villains'' - Times Literary Supplement
''Always of the elect, Margery Allingham now towers above them'' - Observer
''Spending an evening with Campion is one of life''s pure pleasures'' - Saturday Review
''The Dickens of detective writing'' - The Telegraph
''Allingham captures her quintessential quiet detective Albert Campion to perfection... For those who relish classic crime fiction'' - Daily Express See more
The slashing of a valuable painting at the renowned Ivory Gallery in London, one of the most prestigious art galleries in the world - followed by the murder of the proprietor''s son-in-law, Robert, sets the stage for another finely tuned Allingham mystery. The proprietor''s mother, 90-year-old Gabrielle Ivory, holds the key to the web of intrigue and danger that permeates the gallery.
Gabrielle Ivory was once a society beauty. But now, nearing 90, she''s largely disregarded by the younger members of the Ivory clan, who like to imagine Granny as rather a relic of a dead era. That''s a mistake, and it''s not their only one. A series of malicious attacks is threatening the Ivory Gallery in London. Robert Ivory and his high-strung wife, frantic to preserve the status-quo, want to chalk it all up to practical jokes gone wrong. But Gabrielle is not inclined to collude in this delusion.
A brilliant standalone mystery from the author of the beloved Campion books. Golden Age Crime at its intriguing best.
Reviews
''The best of mystery writers'' - The New Yorker
''Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance'' - Agatha Christie
''Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors'' - The Sunday Times
''Allingham''s work is always of the first rank'' - New York Times
''Unforgettable.'' - A.S. Byatt
''Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered'' - P.D. James
''The real queen of crime'' - Guardian
''As addictive as cocaine'' - Independent
''Allingham has that rare gift in a novelist, the creation of characters so rich and so real that they stay with the reader forever'' - Sara Paretsky
''Allingham''s characters are three-dimensional flesh and blood, especially her villains'' - Times Literary Supplement
''Always of the elect, Margery Allingham now towers above them'' - Observer
''Spending an evening with Campion is one of life''s pure pleasures'' - Saturday Review
''The Dickens of detective writing'' - The Telegraph
''Allingham captures her quintessential quiet detective Albert Campion to perfection... For those who relish classic crime fiction'' - Daily Express See more
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