{"product_id":"the-mind-readers-volume-18-paperback","title":"The Mind Readers: Volume 18 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargery Allingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village--from \"my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime\" (J. K. Rowling).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter . . . and someone in town is willing to terrorize, murder, and raise the very devil to keep that secret to themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a transistor thought to be the key to telepathic communication is found, Albert Campion is called to sort fact from fiction. But the device at the center of the mystery is in the possession of two schoolboys, and whether they stole it or invented it, there are others who will kill to get hold of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Allingham has a strong, well controlled sense of humour, a power of suggesting character with a few touches and an excellent English style. She has a sense of the fantastic, and is never dull\" --\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargery Allingham, born in 1904 to Emily and Herbert Allingham, was an esteemed English novelist, author, and editor of \u003ci\u003eChristian Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew London Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Considered one of the four \"Queens of Crime\" from the golden age of detective fiction, Allingham began writing stories and plays at a young age and published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBlackkerchief Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, at 19. She later studied drama and speech training at Regent Street Polytechnic in London. Allingham is best known for her character Albert Campion, a sleuth first introduced in \u003ci\u003eThe Crime of Black Dudley\u003c\/i\u003e. Campion was featured in seventeen subsequent novels, and even more short stories. Allingham continued to write until her death on June 30, 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42703713927231,"sku":"9781504091930","price":31.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc53cc5e48eb111a81b287dca1076054.webp?v=1765030425","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-mind-readers-volume-18-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}