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The White Cottage Mystery
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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Classic Crime from the Golden Age. Margery Allingham is J.K. Rowling's favourite Golden Age author. Eric Crowther collected secrets and used them as weapons. Delighting in nothing more than torturing those around him with what he knew, there is no shortage of suspects when he is found dead in the White Cottage. Chief Inspector Challenor and his son Jerry will have to look deep into everyone's past ? including the victim's ? before they can be sure who has pulled the trigger. The fact that Jerry is in love with one of the suspects, however, might complicate things. The White Cottage Mystery was Margery Allingham's first detective story, originally written as a serial for the Daily Express in 1927 and published as a book a year later. With a country house, blackmail and murder, The White Cottage Mystery is a classic of the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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TheAromaofBooks
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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I really enjoyed this 1927 mystery. It was originally published as a serial and you can tell - all the chapters end with dramatic pronouncements, and the narrative can feel a little choppy. I also was slightly confused by some of the detecting decisions haha On the whole, while the dialogue and narrative was somewhat lacking, the actual mystery was quite good, and although the ending was a little crazy, I still went with it. @catiewithac gifted ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) me this beautiful edition last July, and I am just now getting around to reading it!!

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TheAromaofBooks
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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@catiewithac thank you so much for this surprise in my mailbox this week!! I have been wanting to read this one forever and this edition is just perfect!! Plus it's always just lovely to hear from you. ❤️ #LitsyLove

catiewithac Happy reading!! 3y
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catiewithac
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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A short classic English mystery! I knew who the killer was early on but there are some fun wrong directions.

Tanisha_A Lovely cover 4y
veritysalter Stacking! 4y
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Andrew65
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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This was my first book by Margery Allingham but it certainly won‘t be my last. This was a cleverly written book; like most during the golden age of crime it was a shorter book but it was very enjoyable even given this. In fact I think I preferred it to many of the Agatha Christie books that I have read. A very clever and interesting end that raises some moral questions. I hope to read her Albert Campion series on the back of this book. Recommended

Moray_Reads Love Allingham and the Campion series ❤️ 5y
Crazeedi You come up with the most interesting series! Thanks! 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Think it‘s my prolific reading. Most have a couple of hundred series (at least) on the go or read. Can‘t resist them. 😳 (edited) 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 👍😍 5y
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Andrew65
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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Time for some classic crime fiction written by the late, great, Margery Allingham. This one was written in 1928 - 91 years ago! #1928

JazzFeathers That cover! 😍 l don't know this author at all, but considering my love for the 1920s, l should really try her. Staked! 5y
Andrew65 @JazzFeathers One of the better known authors of U.K. crime during this period. I do agree it is a great cover. One of her biggest claims to fame was the Albert Campion series, although this book is a standalone. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/margery-allingham/ 5y
Tamra Love that cover design too! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve always wanted to try allingham, love those Golden Age detective fictions. 5y
Andrew65 @erzascarletbookgasm Well worth a read. 😊 5y
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LeahBergen
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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Here‘s one from the TBR with a pretty #EnglishHouse cover. I‘ve never read any Allingham before but she‘s one of the greats from the Golden Age of mysteries.

#Aprella

saresmoore Dreamy cover. 7y
Reviewsbylola Love 😍😍😍 7y
CarolynM My husband loves her books 7y
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Suet624 Oh, so lovely. 7y
Wife The cover would make an awesome poster. 😍 7y
emilyhaldi Love this cover 😍😍😍 7y
rubyslippersreads I've been meaning to read Allingham too. Gorgeous cover! 😍 7y
Cinfhen Lovely 7y
Sarah83 Gorgeous edition. I will read her first book for my #litsyclassics. 😍 7y
batsy Love the cover. It's on my Book Depository wishlist. I think I should move it into the cart 😁 7y
Mdargusch I need this book because of its cover and because I love classic mysteries! Stacking! 7y
mabell Oh my goodness that cover is perfect 😍😍 7y
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Verity
The White Cottage Mystery | Margery Allingham
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My first non-Campion Allingham and it's really good. Twisty and unexpected and clever. Allingham definitely not as well read as she should be.

Ms.Story I can't wait to give this a try!! I've been on a detective fiction kick lately 😀 8y
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