The Tiger In The Smoke (Paperback)
Margery Allingham (author)Published: 07/05/2015
A gripping, character-driven thriller from one of the Golden Age's leading lights, The Tiger in the Smoke is both an engaging fugitive-on-the-run story and a glorious evocation of postwar London.
Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?
A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London - so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumours are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again.
As Havoc stalks the smog-cloaked alleyways of the city, it falls to Albert Campion to hunt down the fugitive and put a stop to his rampage - before it's too late...
As urbane as Lord Wimsey... as ingenious as Poirot... meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784701598
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 202 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
[A] philosophical, thought-provoking exploration of good and evil - Linda Hepworth, Nudge
Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered - P.D. James
The real queen of crime - Guardian
Allingham is the best of mystery writers - New Yorker
Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light - Agatha Christie
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