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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

so-so

This first Campion book isn't really typical of the series. Campion himself has a secondary role, and the plot is a bit of a mess. It was still fun to reread this story, especially with the #HashtagBrigade.
@BarkingMadRun

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 29: #wyatt ⁉️‼️ #thatwasalot #veryfarfetched #ifeelcheated #ithoughtitwasmeggie #whodidyouallsuspect #hashtagbrigade
Using a pic of my granddaughter for today, because this was me when I found whodunnit 🤣

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2d

Bookwormjillk Lol perfect pic, because yeah. Completely random at least to me. 2d

TheAromaofBooks That is an AMAZING picture 😂 I did kind of suspect Wyatt, but not for any of the reasons he gave LOL I was thinking more along the lines of him not wanting the family name to be disgraced or something like that. But I really felt like the ending was a stretch after everything we went through. 1d

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eeclayton Another well chosen photo that perfectly captures how I feel about the ending! #didnotseethiscoming #ifeelcheated 1d

Ruthiella So far fetched! 😂 I also feel let down by the ending. 1d

AnnCrystal Precious 🤩💝. 1d

KAO Cute picture! But that‘s the best part of this ending, in my opinion. I struggled with this whole book, I must confess! The language (so many regional and dated expressions!) was entertaining though. Thanks for guiding us through it, but I‘m glad to move on to Shirley! 1d

Bklover Well. It wasn‘t Meggie. I was so sure!! Apparently this is part of a series with Albert Campion. And again I say “huh?” 1d

Bklover And what a cutie pie!! Love the photo! 1d

lil1inblue That pic is the perfect reaction to this ending. #definitelyfeelcheated #whysorandom #whatthefork 1d

rubyslippersreads @Bklover I‘m curious whether anyone is going to read more books in the series, where Campion is more of the main character? I‘ve seen them praised by famous mystery writers, but I wonder if they‘re all as squirrely as this one? 😏 1d

mcctrish Your granddaughter wins!!! The only good part of the lame ass ending was Wyatt being proud of his perfect crime and Abbershaw pointing out all the holes and lack of perfection #dontquityourdayjobwyatt 1d

willaful @TheAromaofBooks yes, I was sure it was Wyatt but where on earth did that backstory come from?! 1d

willaful @rubyslippersreads they definitely get better, though I'm not sure I'm inclined to reread any. So many other books. 1d

dabbe @willaful @TheAromaofBooks This is when a detective story can feel like we got cheated. Where the hell did that backstory come from indeed? We therefore were not privy to all the information--which is why we feel cheated! And, for a series that is continuing on with Campion, where the hell was he? He's been AWOL for PAGES!!! Her first book was definitely experimental IMHO. I wonder if they get better, and I'm not sure I want to find out. 🤣 1d

dabbe Couldn't (again) have read through this without the incomparable @BarkingMadRead and this lovely group! 🩶🤍🩵 1d

ElizaMarie I was also so blindsided by this crazy, weirdness. As @dabbe mentioned, thank you again and again for @barkingmandread for being the amazing host that you are. Love this picture too! 1d

BarkingMadRead @anncrystal @kao @bklover @lil1inblue @mcctrish thank you!! I love her so much, she‘s such a joy! 1d

dabbe She is AD🩵RABLE! 1d

BarkingMadRead Yall, this book was nuts. I won‘t be reading any more of them 🤣 I wondered the same about campion. If she was going to use him in future, he should have played a role in the ending! So crazy!! 1d

BarkingMadRead @dabbe thank you!! 1d

mcctrish @dabbe @BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk @eeclayton @Ruthiella @AnnCrystal @KAO @Bklover @lil1inblue @rubyslippersreads @willaful the best part of a bonkers group read is the injokes going forward #whenallthemendied #therewasnomysteryinudolpho #maincharacterenegylikecampion 1d

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads I will very likely continue. 1d

AllDebooks Oh my, she is adorable, and that look totally sums up this book. Absolute bonkers! I only continued reading for this group. You make the craziest, dullest books bearable with your hilarious #s, Kim. You are the 👑👸 of summarisation. Thank you for all your hard work @BarkingMadRead 💜 1d

AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead I hate this book and all its absurd pomposity. That proposal was madness! I will not be reading any more of her books. Thank you and goodnight. 1d

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks thank you! And 🤣🤣🤣 1d

Gissy Adorable🥰 💖 1d

Larkken @rubyslippersreads I may continue. I find golden age mysteries to be very readable. However, I also suspected Wyatt, though not for the batty reasons he gave, and much like @TheAromaofBooks and @willaful (edited) 1d

Larkken Great photo! So cute and appropriate 🥰 1d

kwmg40 Thanks for sharing the great photo of your granddaughter! As for the book, I agree with others that this one was weak. However, I have enjoyed other Albert Campion books, and I did learn that Allingham had never meant to bring Campion back as a major character when writing this book, and only did so after her publishers insisted. 1d

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Larkken

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

pick

@BarkingMadRead your reference to Scooby was apt! I enjoyed this zany house-party murder, but then my tolerance for tomfoolery is high. Thanks for leading us! #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead It really was a crazy fever dream of a book 2d

Ruthiella The Scooby Gang is spot on for this crazy book! 😂 2d

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mcctrish

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

pick

A full English breakfast to finish this absolutely bonkers #hashtagbrigade buddy read. So many red herrings, so many twists and turns, so many random bits of story - a mad cap crime that leaves the reader puzzled until the end

dabbe 🎯♥️🎯 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 28: #whitbyisescaping #butwhoisthemurderer #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk So random 3d

TheAromaofBooks This book is such a weird dream 3d

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mcctrish I have no ideas unless it‘s Meggie 2d

Bklover I was thinking Meggie all along too @mcctrish 2d

lil1inblue @mcctrish @bklover Same same. 2d

lil1inblue @TheAromaofBooks 💯 2d

dabbe And where the hell is Campion? 2d

mcctrish @dabbe the whole book is basically “what the hell? Who the hell? Where the hell?” 2d

lil1inblue @mcctrish 💯🤣🤣🤣 2d

TheAromaofBooks @mcctrish - Right?! I think !?!?!?! pretty much sums up this book for me 😂 2d

willaful @mcctrish 😂😂😂 2d

willaful So why did Whitby bring Abbershaw into it in the first place?! 2d

dabbe @mcctrish #wwwhell! 🤣 2d

mcctrish @dabbe we are the #hashtagbrigade for a reason #wwwhell 😆😆😆 2d

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Leftcoastzen

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

#12Of2025 March This book was so good it actually surprised me ! It‘s hard this month, I feel it‘s almost a tie . I enjoyed The Woman In White which was a buddy read with the #HashTagBrigade hosted by @BarkingMadRead

TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo It‘s a good month when you struggle to pick between two or more best reads! 3d

Leftcoastzen @TheEllieMo indeed it is ! Grateful ☺️ 2d

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dabbe

The woman in white | Wilkie COLLINS

#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo

March: THE WOMAN IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins

Loved re-reading this with @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade! ♥️🤍💚

TheEllieMo I absolutely must find time in my reading schedule for this one 3d

GinaKButler Loved this one! 3d

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willaful

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

IS it a pick? It was sure fun reading along with the #HashtagBrigade but I'm not sure I would've enjoyed it on my own.

BarkingMadRead I gave it a so so 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3d

willaful @BarkingMadRead yeah, I think that's what it actually deserves. 2d

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 27: #carchase #windybackroads #isthisatrap #bangbang #faceoff #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk I thought I heard a cow 😂 Least helpful thing said on a high speed chase ever. 4d

eeclayton Like others, I've finished the book already. After today's chapter, I decided to find out what the ending was. I'll be curious to see what everyone thinks of it. 3d

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Larkken @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 what a weird book. I'm enjoying the hijinks I think 3d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 Right!?!?! 3d

lil1inblue Of course there's now a car chase. This book is so wild. 🙃 3d

dabbe @eeclayton Same here! 🤩 3d

willaful I also had to finish. 3d

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk my take away from this chapter too 😆😆 at one point point I wondered if they‘d be swarmed by sheep 🐑 3d

Bklover @Bookwormjillk Sometimes it feels as if we are reading a compilation of several different books! (edited) 3d

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