The Case of the Late Pig A Campion Mystery Margery Allingham 9781911295143 Books
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Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that of Pig Peters, freshly killed five months after his own funeral. Soon other corpses start to turn up, just as Peter’s body goes missing. It takes all Campion’s coolly incisive powers of detection to unravel the crime. The Case of the Late Pig is, uniquely, narrated by Campion himself. In Allingham’s inimitable style, high drama sits neatly beside pitch perfect black comedy. A heady mix of murder, romance, and the urbane detective’s own unglamorous past make this an unmissable Allingham mystery.
The Case of the Late Pig A Campion Mystery Margery Allingham 9781911295143 Books
A shortish Albert Campion book, and the only one I can recall that Campion narrates in first person. The story is clever and the characters endearing as always, but the Kindle version is full of uncorrected typos! Someone scanned the book (first published in 1937) and then did not proof it! Typos like "a dung I did not expect to happen" and "Ton my soul, Campion!" are pretty damn obvious and also are irritating. I would not mind expect that they charged me $5.999 for a short novel for which the author is long dead. I never take stars away for formatting of books by living authors, but that's not an issue here.Product details
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The Case of the Late Pig A Campion Mystery Margery Allingham 9781911295143 Books Reviews
I'm picked up this book for two reasons I want to read and become acquainted with more of the classic literary detectives, and because it is written in the first-person narrative, the same style as one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels - THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.
On the first point, the novel[ette] was somewhat successful. I had a decent introduction to Albert Campion. Now, to read a few more of her Margery Allingham's acclaimed novels to firmly cement my opinion of the man, his style and his flare. Any suggestions?
On the second point, THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG is a fail. I was distracted. I didn't follow the flow of the story or the case well. Narrative involving simpleton speak in the vernacular makes for very difficult reading in my opinion. It's a technique Agatha Christie employs, but her use is not as 'thick' as in this case; It's the difference between Louisiana Bayou and Kentucky Blue Ridge.
Good plot. I enjoyed seeing it all unravel at the end. The plot certainly is not the element that cooled me to this work.
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PLEASE edit this and reissue it to those of us who spent money on it. Granted, there is 'simple speak' narrative which mandates improper spelling. However, when hideous misspellings occur apart from the vernacular, something is definitely wrong. There is even a case where a character's name is broken with a space in the middle of it. Seriously, we expect better, especially from classic literature.
Well contrived plot, as usual with Ms. Allingham. Need a mid-20th century Vernacular of the British Isles Handbook to fully appreciate.
The Campion mysteries rate highly in my book. They are well-written with a degree of character insight. This is my favorite! There is much humor and a mystery outside the box.
As complex, sprightly and well-written as Margery Allingham's upper-class detective romps usually are. Lugg is on hand to help Campion and get in his way as well. I only regret that this is an abridged version. I wasn't aware of that when I purchased it. The compression did strain my powers of concentration....
Consistently well written! I love this author and this series!
I love Margery Allingham’s Campion series.
Once again, Ms Allingham shifts her style. This time she writes the story in the first person. Albert Campion tells his own story, sharing all his fears and flaws. The book is very short. She fills it with her trademark interesting characters, many of whom are despicable. It is a fun, fast read.
A shortish Albert Campion book, and the only one I can recall that Campion narrates in first person. The story is clever and the characters endearing as always, but the version is full of uncorrected typos! Someone scanned the book (first published in 1937) and then did not proof it! Typos like "a dung I did not expect to happen" and "Ton my soul, Campion!" are pretty damn obvious and also are irritating. I would not mind expect that they charged me $5.999 for a short novel for which the author is long dead. I never take stars away for formatting of books by living authors, but that's not an issue here.
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