Traitor’s Purse

Tonight‘s before bed reading. Another detective novel mentioned by Evelyne Redfern in A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia Kelly.
Concussed, dazed, confused,with memory loss, Albert Campion is blundering around trying to grasp just what his Majesty‘s governments‘ momentous & weighty task is required of him, involving the number 15. I am blundering & dazed along with him.

willaful I remember finding the beginning of this so poignant... 3d

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merelybookish

Traitor’s Purse | Margery Allingham

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Albert Campion wakes up in the hospital with a sense of danger & without his memory. Slowly, he starts to piece together his identity (secret agent) and the name of his assignment (Minute Fifteen), but he is forced to fake it until he can learn/remember more. Set in early days of WW I I, Campion realizes he must succeed or England's war effort is doomed.
Book 5 in the Albert Campion series but my first, so I knew as little as he did about š‘‡

merelybookish About who he was and his relationships to other characters. (The book assumes the reader knows more than Campion.) Still, I enjoyed it. Made me curious to read what he's like when he does know who he is. š„ Probably my final #cloakanddaggerchristmas book for 2023. Managed 5/8 prompts. Thanks for hosting @Ruthiella š™ 1y

Ruthiella Nice work! I‘ve never read any of the Campion books nor have I seen any adaptations. Thanks for participating! It‘s been fun. šˇ„š’€š”Ŗšˇ…š¸» 1y

Billypar This might be the first time I've seen a blurb from Agatha Christie... high praise indeed! 1y

merelybookish @Ruthiella Id like to read another. It was well-written and short which is turning out to be what I like in a mystery. š 1y

merelybookish @Billypar I know! Not too shabby. 1y

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Moray_Reads

Traitor's Purse | Margery Allingham

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It's the Second World War and Albert Campion is on his most important mission yet, but there's a problem. He can't remember what it is. Campion wakes up in hospital with no memory, accused of murdering a police officer. What follows is a brilliant piece of period suspense as he tries desperately to piece together the clues about the case and his life. Amnesia, rooftop chases, unknown enemies, disguises, fifth columnists; it's a genre classic.

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