Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham

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nGentleman sleuth Albert Campion tries to solve the murder of a prominent publisher in this vivid and witty British mystery (The New York Times).n n nn nScandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead in a locked cellar. All eyes are on the other partners at the firm-cousins of the dead man with much to gain from his demise-and all rumors hint at a connection to the disappearance of another director decades earlier. Desperate to salvage their reputation, the cousins turn to Albert Campion-but will his investigations clear the Barnabas family name, or besmirch it forever?n n nn nMy very favourite of the four Queens of Crime is Allingham. -J. K. Rowlingn n nn nMs. Allingham has a strong, controlled sense of humour and is never dull. -Times Literary Supplementn