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The Crime at Black Dudley

An Albert Campion Mystery

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The Crime at Black Dudley

By: Margery Allingham
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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When George Abbershaw is invited to Black Dudley Manor for the weekend, he has only one thing on his mind - proposing to Meggie Oliphant. Unfortunately for George, things don't quite go according to plan. A harmless game turns decidedly deadly and suspicions of murder take precedence over matrimony. Trapped in a remote country house with a murderer, George can see no way out. But Albert Campion can.

About the author: Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. Her first novel was published when she was 17. In 1929 she published The Crime at Black Dudley and introduced the character who was to become the hallmark of her writing - Albert Campion.

©2013 Margery Allingham (P)2013 Audible Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Murder Funny

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Somewhat overly complicated plot but pretty good light hearted enjoyment. Read in an attempt to find Agatha Christie replacement, not as good as christie but still a reasonable comforting mid war country house mystery.

Comforting and satisfying but not exactly best.

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FROM Allingham or was it the other way round. Either way a man lay dead.

Black Dudley so did Niago Marsh take the idea

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A thoroughly enjoyable read, twists and turns in the detailed plot meant I found it hard to put down. Looking forward to the next in the series. v
Very well narrated.

Gripping crime story.

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I was expecting less as it's the first Campion. David Thorpe brilliant. could read again straightaway.

superb

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Sorry, love the books, really, really didn't like the narrator. I've just been through and bought all the Francis Matthews ones I can find before they disappear too.

(Nothing against David Thorpe - just not in this period or for this author)


(Did he narrate this one before reading the rest, I wonder?)

Makes Albert Campion sound like a squeaky puppet

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Enjoyed this early Margery Allingham. Performance OK but female voices read in a distractingly pantomimey way.

Fun book, mixed performance

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A bit silly in places but overall I enjoyed it. One particular characters voice got irritating due to it being so over the top and exaggerated.

Enjoyable historic period crime story

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The narrator wouldn't be as bad if wasn't for the horrible, horrible accents. The German accent makes the character seem cartoonish, others are just so bad that they're distracting from the dialogue and story.

Fun story, bad narration

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A master of language and culture, Allingham captivated her audience with superb plot and characters.

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Campion in this book is just annoying. The story is OK and the narrator captures the author's description of his "falsetto" voice, and, despite knowing that is of its age, I found Campion himself simply silly and irksome.

Odd beginning for Camipion

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