The Beckoning Lady
1955 novel by Margery Allingham
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| Author | Margery Allingham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Albert Campion |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Tiger in the Smoke |
| Followed by | Hide My Eyes |
The Beckoning Lady is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in 1955 in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London; and in the United States by Doubleday, New York under the title The Estate of the Beckoning Lady. It is the 15th novel in the Albert Campion series.
Plot introduction
Campion’s glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand’s fabulous summer party a murder is discovered. It falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
References
- Margery Allingham, The Beckoning Lady, (London: Chatto & Windus, 1955)
- Margery Allingham, The Beckoning Lady, (Vintage, Random House, 2007)
External links
- An Allingham bibliography, with dates and publishers, from the UK Margery Allingham Society
- A page about the book from the Margery Allingham Archive on archive.org
- A 2011 podcast about The Beckoning Lady
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Albert Campion stories by Margery Allingham
- The Crime at Black Dudley (1929)
- Mystery Mile (1930)
- Look to the Lady (1931)
- Police at the Funeral (1931)
- Sweet Danger (1933)
- Death of a Ghost (1934)
- Flowers for the Judge (1936)
- The Case of the Late Pig (1937)
- Dancers in Mourning (1937)
- The Fashion in Shrouds (1938)
- Traitor's Purse (1941)
- Coroner's Pidgin (1945)
- More Work for the Undertaker (1948)
- The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
- The Beckoning Lady (1955)
- Hide My Eyes (1958)
- The China Governess (1962)
- The Mind Readers (1965)
- Cargo of Eagles (1968)
- Tiger in the Smoke (1956 film)
- Campion (1959 TV series)
- Campion (1989 TV series)
