Rogues'' Holiday
English
By (author): Margery Allingham
An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues from the Golden Age author of the Albert Campion series (Kirkus Reviews).
An apparent suicide at a posh mens club in London doesnt fool Scotland Yard Insp. David Blest. Theres something fishy about the old man who quarreled with the victim the night before. The doggedly determined Blest cant let the matter rest and uses a leave from work to follow his suspect to the coast.
What Blest finds in Westbourne-on-Sea is sun, sand, and suspicious characters, including his elderly target acting as guardian to a sickly girl. But Miss Judy Wellington is only pretending to be ill. Unbeknownst to Blest, shes really an heiress with a secret inheritanceone that pays off big to her husband if she marries before she turns twenty-five. With only months to go before that deadline, vultures are circling around her. Her guardians choice of a husbanda known conmanis killed. All Blest knows is that hes in too deep, and hell protect Judy come hell or high water . . .
By modern standards, where anything goes, this a bit of a cosy mix of villainy, romance, intrigue, and mystery. Its also a bit of a potboiler . . . This story, as much a thriller as mystery, is a fine example of its period and well worth the read, not only for the legions of Allingham fans. Crime Review See more
An apparent suicide at a posh mens club in London doesnt fool Scotland Yard Insp. David Blest. Theres something fishy about the old man who quarreled with the victim the night before. The doggedly determined Blest cant let the matter rest and uses a leave from work to follow his suspect to the coast.
What Blest finds in Westbourne-on-Sea is sun, sand, and suspicious characters, including his elderly target acting as guardian to a sickly girl. But Miss Judy Wellington is only pretending to be ill. Unbeknownst to Blest, shes really an heiress with a secret inheritanceone that pays off big to her husband if she marries before she turns twenty-five. With only months to go before that deadline, vultures are circling around her. Her guardians choice of a husbanda known conmanis killed. All Blest knows is that hes in too deep, and hell protect Judy come hell or high water . . .
By modern standards, where anything goes, this a bit of a cosy mix of villainy, romance, intrigue, and mystery. Its also a bit of a potboiler . . . This story, as much a thriller as mystery, is a fine example of its period and well worth the read, not only for the legions of Allingham fans. Crime Review See more
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