Flowers for the Judge
Margery Allingham
Beschreibung
Gentleman sleuth Albert Campion tries to solve the murder of a prominent publisher in this "e;vivid and witty"e; British mystery (The New York Times).Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar. All eyes are on the other partners at the firm-cousins of the dead man with much to gain from his demise-and all rumors hint at a connection to the disappearance of another director decades earlier. Desperate to salvage their reputation, the cousins turn to Albert Campion-but will his investigations clear the Barnabas family name, or besmirch it forever?"e;My very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham."e; -J. K. Rowling"e;Ms. Allingham has a strong, controlled sense of humour and is never dull."e; -Times Literary Supplement
