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The Allingham Case-Book

by Margery Allingham · 1969

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This posthumous collection of short stories contains eighteen stories, half of them about Albert Campion or Charlie Luke.

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Contents

Tall Story

Three is a Lucky Number

The Villa Maria Celeste

The Psychologist

Little Miss Know-All

One Morning They'll Hang Him

The Lieabout

Face Value

Evidence in Camera

Joke Over

The Lying-In-State

The Pro and the Con

Is There a Doctor in the House?

The Borderline Case

They Never Get Caught

The Mind's Eye Mystery

Mum Knows Best

The Snapdragon and the C.I.D.

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Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 3 pages
Form
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