Black Plumes by Margery Allingham Paperback Book

Description: Black Plumes by Margery Allingham A classic from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. "One of the best books by a mystery novelist whose work is always of first rank." -The New York Times Something is afoot at the Ivory Gallery in London. A string of suspicious incidents-a Kang-Tse vase broken, a specially commissioned catalog burned, and now a painting slashed-has young Frances Ivory on edge. She suspects that the instigator is her stepsisters husband, Robert Madrigal, but theres not much she can do about it while her father is out of the country. Robert is even interfering in Francess love life, encouraging her to marry his loathsome assistant. To stop his infernal matchmaking, Frances agrees to a sham engagement with the painter whose work was defaced. But when Robert disappears after a confrontation with the artist, hes found stashed in a cupboard, dead. Frances is now drawn into a mystery that will have her second-guessing her family, her fianc, and even herself...Praise for Margery Allingham "Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light." -Agatha Christie "The best of mystery writers." -The New Yorker "Dont start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction." -The Independent "One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists." -The Sunday Telegraph FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Margery Allingham, born in 1904 to Emily and Herbert Allingham, was an esteemed English novelist, author, and editor of Christian Globe and the New London Journal. 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, Blackkerchief Dick, 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 The Crime of Black Dudley. Campion was featured in seventeen subsequent novels, and even more short stories. Allingham continued to write until her death on June 30, 1966. Details ISBN1504092082 Author Margery Allingham Pages 224 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781504092081 Format Paperback Audience General Publisher Open Road Media Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller Publication Date 2024-07-31 US Release Date 2024-07-31 Illustrations Illustrations AU Release Date 2024-09-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160289934;

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