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The Estate of the Beckoning Lady
The Estate of the Beckoning Lady
Author: Margery Allingham
In the language of flowers, rhododendron means danger, beware; cypress stands for mourning; monkshood warns "a deadly foe is here." Albert Campion had no trouble reading the message contained in the faded bouquet innocently presented by a child. — He was in mourning; a friend had died. A natural death, the doctor said, though sudden. — But in the ...  more »
ISBN: 155347
Publication Date: 1955
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Macfadden-Bartell
Book Type: Paperback
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Prefatory material:
"One murder was bad enough -- The unpleasant publicity could ruin the Cassand's preparations for their fabulous garden party. But the guest shrugged it off and came anyway.
"Two murders was getting a bit sticky. A guest will take just so much.
"The third murder couldn't be ignored -- the corpse was indelicate enough to show up right at the party."

An Albert Campion mystery -- pretty much as good as Lord Peter Wimsey!


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