ZmKzi [Read download] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) Online [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) Pdf Free Margery Allingham audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC #2134865 in Books 2017-02-03Original language:English 8.50 x .93 x 5.50l, #File Name: 1911295152372 pages | File size: 71.Mb Margery Allingham : Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery): 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Therersquo;s a reason itrsquo;s called ldquo;The Golden Agerdquo; of mysteryBy JZSI love Golden Age Mysteries. I own most if not all of the works of Sayers, Christie, Marsh, Heyer and Carr. Margery Allingham was never a favorite of mine primarily because in her early novels her hero, Albert Campion, seemed a pale imitation of Dorothy Sayersrsquo; Peter Wimsey. However, it is clear in this later book that, like Wimsey, Campion has matured and the character ldquo;ticsrdquo; that annoyed me are gone.For some reason, Irsquo;d gotten away from the Golden Age and lately have been reading Victorian and modern mysteries. But ldquo;Tigerrdquo; is one of the books on HRF Keatingrsquo;s list of 100 best mysteries that I hadnrsquo;t read so when a friend pointed out this kindle book for $2.99 I picked it up. A few pages into ldquo;The Tiger in the Smokerdquo;, I remembered why Golden Age was my genre of preference. Most of what Irsquo;ve read over the past couple of years pales in comparison.First of all the ldquo;cozy mystery thrillerrdquo; label on this is completely misleading. Undoubtedly, some Golden Age mysteries, especially some from Christie and Heyer, qualify as cozies but ldquo;Tigerrdquo; is very atmospheric with tension that can be oppressive at times. It also had more (off stage) violence and threat of violence than is common in a ldquo;cozyrdquo;. Like most Golden Age mysteries it is filled with interesting, quirky characters and a bizarre seemingly senseless little puzzle that is actually complex and gradually revealed. If anything it reminded much more of John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson than a cozy. Like Carr, this story does not focus on Campion (in fact he is not the driving force in the story) but is told from the varying perspectives of different characters.Allingham does create some very ornate prose which some modern readers may not enjoy. It wasnrsquo;t constant but it was noticeable. An example: ldquo;Some resourceful policeman had unearthed one of the old naphtha flares which are the only real answer to fog. Like a livid plume, it spat and hissed above the heads of a knot of men in the chasm, its vigorous smoke trail mingling with the other vapours, making Rembrandtesque clouds above them.rdquo;ldquo;The Tiger in the Smokerdquo; is a nice Golden Age mystery that I enjoyed a lot. Irsquo;m looking forward to another Allingham on Keatingrsquo;s list ldquo;More Work for the Undertakerrdquo;.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Epic battle of the forces of good and evilBy MerrileeThis review represents quite a leap in my experience of re-reading the Allingham books. In The Fashion in Shrouds, the last Allingham book I read,, Albert Campion is a young man with an emerging reputation, not yet married. Now, in The Tiger in the Smoke, it is at least twenty years later, and ldquo;Albertrdquo; is happily married to the Lady Amanda Fitton and has a family. Familiar characters are still present, but Lugg is now doing nanny duty for the Campion children, and Stanislaus Oates is Assistant Commissioner and head of Scotland Yard. The central theme of the story is the upcoming nuptials of Meg Elginbrodde, widowed daughter of the venerable Canon Avril. Meg's happy anticipation of marriage to Geoffrey is cut short when there are indications that Mag's late husband Martin may still be alive. Enter Scotland Yard and "Albert Campion".I think of Allingham books as skillful constructions--she is as much an architect as a writer. Clearly, the structure is in place, and she introduces us to it in her own characteristic fashion: word by word, phrase by phrase as she builds her edifice before our wondering eyes.. We meet memorable characters masterfully sketched in indelible lines with a few sentences. We encounter exquisite descriptive passages that are poetic in their deliberate beauty.Along with the breathtaking beauty of the words, we meet a tale of great and overarching evil met by goodness, even Godliness, of equal measure. The London fog (the "smoke") is an important character--the swirling grey mists permeate nearly every scene. The villain of the piece--the ldquo;Tigerrdquo;-- is a man whose worst qualities are only too apparent to Oates, although Luke, the lead investigator of the piece, does not fully appreciate what his superior officer is telling him about the character known as ldquo;Havoc.rdquo; But Campion knows.It seems to me that Allingham has exceeded her own high level of achievement in this tale. Here is dramatically portrayed an epic battle between the forces of good and evil--magnificent, spell-binding, and relentless. The ldquo;evilrdquo; here is the character known as Havoc, while the ldquo;goodrdquo; is the Canon Avril. The story comes full circle in the climactic scene between Havoc and Avril, and ultimately resolves in an extraordinary way. It is a terrible, but ultimately satisfying, story.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well written, atmospheric thrillerBy Cindy VThis novel by Margery Allingham shows what a versatile author she was. Even though I think of her as writing fairly stereotyped English amateur detective novels, almost cozy mysteries in fact, this one most certainly does not fit this description. I would characterize it as more of a thriller than a detective story. A number of my friends have told me that this is one of their favorite Campion novels. I finished it a week or so ago and I still can't even decide if I liked it or not. It is a tense, suspenseful, novel that portrays extremes of good and evil. It is so well written, that I found it hard to stop reading, even though the sense of menace was so very pronounced at times that I wasn't entirely sure if I really wanted to know what happened next. The setting is fogbound London, and the Tiger is the evil protagonist.Albert Campion, who is Allingham's series detective is less visible in this book than he is Allingham's other books, but he is present, along with a number of other familiar characters. When song-and-dance star Jimmy Sutane falls victim to a string of malicious practical jokes, therersquo;s only one man who can get to the bottom of the apparent vendetta against the music hall darling- Albert Campion. Soon, however, the backstage pranks escalate and an ageing starlet is killed. Under pressure to uncover the culprit and plagued by his growing feelings for Sutanersquo;s wife, Campion finds himself uncomfortably embroiled in an investigation which tests his ingenuity and integrity to the limit. lsquo;Unforgettable.rsquo; ndash; A.S. Byatt lsquo;Faultlessrsquo; ndash; The Times [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham PDF [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham Epub [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham Ebook [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham Rar [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham Zip [ZmKzi.ebook] Dancers in Mourning (A Campion Mystery) By Margery Allingham Read Online.