The Fashion in Shrouds, The - (Albert Campion Mysteries) by Margery Allingham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Among the beautiful people, George Well's suicide was last year's gossip. But Albert Campion refused to close the books on the case and soon finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse. A maze of adultery, blackmail, and espionage leads to a series of bizarre murders in the world of the wealthy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"The best of mystery writers" - The New Yorker First, there is a skeleton in a dinner jacket. Then a corpse in a golden aeroplane. After another body, Albert Campion nearly makes a fourth... Both the skeleton and the corpse have died with suspicious convenience for Georgia Wells, monstrous but charming actress and femme fatale with a raffish entourage. Georgia's best friend just happens to be Valentine, a top couturiere and Campion's sister. In order to protect Valentine, Campion must unravel a story of blackmail and ruthless murder in the world of high fashion. 'Dancers in Mourning and The Fashion in Shrouds were published in 1937 and 1938, and are the best examples of Allingham's capacity to create the atmosphere, and machinery, and ideology, of enclosed worlds - the stage and the musical in Dancers in Mourning; the world of haute couture in The Fashion in Shrouds.' - A S Byatt, The Telegraph 'To Albert Campion has fallen the honour of being the first detective to figure in a story which is also a distinguished novel.' - The Observer<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, eleganceAlways of the elect, Margery Allingham now towers above themMargery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiorsAllingham's "The Fashion in Shrouds" was originally published in 1938, and it is just as entertaining and intriguing today as it was almost 80 years ago.Step back in time to enjoy one of the best in the golden age of mysteries!<br>
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