Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party, a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion, and deduction with all his imagination and skill.
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"Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill." — Eddy (4 out of 5 stars)
"Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer party a murder is discovered and it falls to Campion to unravel the intricate web of motive, suspicion and deduction with all his imagination and skill."
" This was part of a series, so I wasn't familiar with the characters. In my opinion, though - too much party planning, not enough mystery, and by the end the characters' words and actions became almost unintelligible. "
" A little hard to follow at times, due to references that are a bit period now, but very rich in setting and description. "
" I absolutely disliked it. I disliked the characters, their triviality, the snobbishness and the dire plot. "
" This is not one of my favorite Margery Allingham books. It seemed as though she was trying too hard to be witty and "British". Still it was a good read for a rainy day. "
" Best read for the alluring portrait of the English countryside in summer. "
" Mr. Campion and family get caught up in a midsummer mystery and preparations for a party involving some of their most mad and manic friends, complete with an elderly character who combines characteristics of Puck with those of the rude mechanicals. Tremendous fun and very rereadable. "
" Not so much a murder mystery as a character piece. The deaths are incidental to the plot (which is the party) and not the driving force - interesting! "
" Always enjoy a good Campion. Wish I realized it was the American imprint. I always wonder what they changed to translate British to 'murican. "
" Surprise ending! Possibly a bit long. ?? "
" I don't know if it was the writing or my inability to concentrate on anything longer than a PostIt note while I was reading it but this one seemed to wander, meander and take a while to get to the point, even for a Campion book. "
" An excess of fringe characters made this one a little hard to follow at times, but Campion still entertains. "
" My first Campion mystery and still one of my favorites. I love her depiction of long summer days in an unusual artist community in post-war England. "
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