Sweet Danger : A Campion Mystery - Margery Allingham

Sweet Danger

A Campion Mystery

By: Margery Allingham

Paperback | 4 November 2004 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback


$31.25

or 4 interest-free payments of $7.81 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 10 to 15 business days

Way back during the crusades Richard I presented the Huntingforest family with the tiny Balkan state of Averna but since then the kingdom has been forgotten, until circumstances in Europe suddenly render it extremely strategically important to the British Government. They hire unconventional detective Albert Campion to recover the long-missing proofs of ownership - the deeds, a crown, and a receipt - which are apparently hidden in the village of Pontisbright. On arriving in Pontisbright, Campion and his friends meet the eccentric, young, flame-haired Amanda Fitton and her family who claim to be the rightful heirs to Averna and join in the hunt. Unfortunately, criminal financier Brett Savanake is also interested in finding the evidence for his own ends. Things get rather rough in the village as Savanake's heavies up the pressure on Campion to solve the mystery before they do. In the course of the hunt, Campion dresses in drag, takes refuge in a tree, is nearly drowned in a mill race, and his friends find themselves bound and gagged in sacks, shot at, and witnesses to a satanic ceremony led by the local doctor. The rural calm of Pontisbright is well and truly shattered.
Industry Reviews
As addictive as cocaine, Allingham's stories feature spooky happenings and violent death * Independent *
Sweet Danger is for the connoisseur of detective fiction * Sunday Times *
An exceedingly lively thriller * Spectator *
Margery Allingham has precious few peers and no superiors * Sunday Times *

You Can Find This Book In

More in Crime & Mystery Fiction

The Waiting : The New Ballard & Bosch Thriller - Michael Connelly

RRP $34.99

$24.50

30%
OFF
In Too Deep : The New Jack Reacher - Lee Child

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Blue Hour - Paula Hawkins

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$31.75

Everyone this Christmas has a Secret - Benjamin Stevenson

RRP $29.99

$27.90

Karla's Choice : A  John le Carre Novel - John le Carré

RRP $34.99

$31.75

An Eye for an Eye - Jeffrey Archer

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
Passions in Death : An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death 59) - J.D. Robb
The Valley - Chris Hammer

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$33.25

The Ledge - Christian White

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Masquerades of Spring : The Brand New Rivers of London Novella - Ben Aaronovitch
Slow Horses : Slough House Thriller: Book 1 - Mick Herron
The House of Cross : (Alex Cross 32) - James Patterson

RRP $34.99

$31.75

Scrublands : Martin Scarsden - Chris Hammer
The Brisbane Line - JP Powell

RRP $29.99

$23.95

20%
OFF
The Last Devil To Die : The Thursday Murder Club 4 - Richard Osman

This product is categorised by