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The China Governess

By: Margery Allingham
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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About this listen

Timothy Kinnit needs Albert Campion's help. He is rich, handsome and successful but his past is a mystery to him and he needs Campion to find out how it connects him to the notorious Turk Street Mile slum.

In addition, his own illustrious adopted family has a sinister secret of his own - involving a murderous 19th-century governess - that must also be brought to life by Campion's investigations. An Albert Campion mystery.

©2013 Margery Allingham (P)2013 Audible Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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Critic reviews

"Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world" (Tatler)
"One of the finest 'golden age' crime novelists" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Faultless" (The Times)
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loved it all campion series is so good .brilliantly penned. golden age authors are great

fantastic campion

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Some really terrific characters, well rounded and believable. A lovely story of family, identity and love.

Wonderful story, super characters, brilliant narration

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I love a good Murder and books written in the time they are set The narrator did it proud

Another gem

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Great narration as always by David Thorpe and a great plot. A pity Audible hasn’t recorded the whole series.

Very good

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This isn't one of the better books by this author but it still captured me well enough. The main problem was, IMO, the poor linking of the various episodes within the overall arc. At times it seemed to lose its focus for me.

Decent but feels a bit muddled at times

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Champion always worth reading ,and /or listening to. Narration was brilliant as always thankyou.

Fun, and a good story.

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Very convoluted plot - and not all tied up at the end! Character of Nanny Broom very entertaining - best thing in the book.

Enjoyable

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This Campion story was just a bit impenetrable to me I'm afraid so rather disappointing

Too complicated for me

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It was farcical not a good story ,it was one of her worst booKs

Bad

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