Here we share the life and Golden Age mystery books of Margery Allingham. She is known for detective novels that are funny and surreal, and that involve the supernatural. As Julia Jones writes in her biography, The Adventures of Margery Allingham (Buy*):
Her notions of time and levels of reality were complicated and she sensed danger in a collision or confusion of her inner and outer worlds.
Books by Margery Allingham
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- Links that say “Buy” will take you to the book’s main page on Amazon. *As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Albert Campion Books by Margery Allingham, in Order
- The Crime at Black Dudley / The Black Dudley Murder (U.S.) (1929) (Campion is a supporting character.) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Mystery Mile (1930) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Look to the Lady / The Gyrth Chalice Mystery (U.S.) (1931) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Police at the Funeral (1931) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Sweet Danger / Kingdom of Death (U.S.) / The Fear Sign (U.S.) (1933) — Browse. — Buy.*
- Death of a Ghost (1934) — Download for free in various formats, including Kindle. — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Flowers for the Judge / Legacy in Blood (U.S.) (1936) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Dancers in Mourning / Who Killed Chloe? (U.S.) (1937) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The Case of the Late Pig (1937) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The Fashion in Shrouds (1938) — Download for free in various formats, including Kindle. — Buy.*
- Traitor’s Purse / The Sabotage Murder Mystery (U.S.) (1937) — Buy.*
- Coroner’s Pidgin / Pearls Before Swine (1945) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- More Work for the Undertaker (1948) — Download for free in various formats, including Kindle. — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The Tiger in the Smoke (1948) — Download for free in various formats, including Kindle. — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The Beckoning Lady / The Estate of the Beckoning Lady (U.S.) (1955) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Hide My Eyes / Tether’s End (U.S.) /Ten Were Missing (U.S.) (1958) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The China Governess (1963) — Download for free in various formats, including Kindle. — Borrow. — Buy.*
- The Mind Readers (1965) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Cargo of Eagles (1968) (completed by Philip Youngman Carter after Margery Allingham’s death) — Borrow. — Buy.*
Albert Campion Books by Other Authors, in Order
- Mr. Campion’s Farthing (Youngman Carter) (1969) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s Falcon / Mr. Campion’s Quarry (Youngman Carter) (1970) — Borrow. — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s Farewell (Youngman Carter and Mike Ripley) (2014) — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s Fox (Mike Ripley) (2015) — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s Fault (Mike Ripley) (2016) — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s Abdication (Mike Ripley) (2017) — Buy.*
- Mr. Campion’s War (Mike Ripley) (2018) — Buy.*
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