The Estate of the Beckoning Lady

Description

Old William Faraday is dead, apparently of natural causes. Another man is dead too, and it was certainly murder. Mr Campion and his family are back in Pontisbright, along with Magersfontein Lugg and DCI Charles Luke. Danger is hardly unknown in this idyllic Suffolk village, but it is a less romantic peril than on Mr Campion's first visit, more than twenty years ago. Mr Campion's friends Minnie and Tonker Cassands put on a cheerful face as they prepare for their annual party at Minnie's house, The Beckoning Lady, but Minnie has serious problems with the Inland Revenue - and the dead man in the ditch is a tax inspector. Mr Campion has a formidable adversary in Superintendent Fred South of the Suffolk Police, whom we encountered in 'Safer than Love'. And to cap it all, Charlie Luke falls like a ton of bricks for the most unsuitable girl imaginable... from the site of the Margery Allingham society: http://www.margeryallingham.org.uk/plotsummaries.htm

Subjects

Series Statement

• Campion (18)

Other Editions

• The Estate of the Beckoning LadyAvon Books (Mm)1989-12-01
• Dead, she was beautiful.Published for the Detective Book Club by W.J. Black1955-01-01
• The beckoning lady.Penguin Books in association with Chatto & Windus1960-01-01
• The Beckoning LadyPenguin1960-01-01
• The beckoning lady.Penguin Books1960-01-01
• The Beckoning Lady. Penguin Crime No 1417PaperbackPenguin1960-01-01