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Look to the Lady
- An Albert Campion Mystery
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
A sacred chalice leads to murder,
The Gyrth family had guarded the Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for collecting render them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens. These people cherish a desire to possess for their own private pleasure treasure that cannot be bought. And it was by this sort of person that the Chalice, and the lives and happiness of its guardians, were now threatened.
Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. Her first novel was published when she was 17. In 1929 she published The Crime at Black Dudley and introduced the character who was to become the hallmark of her writing - Albert Campion
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- Oxfordshire lady
- 20-10-21
A Classic
Albert Champion stoties are always great romps through yesteryear. This one is no different.
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- butty
- 27-09-23
Great
I really enjoyed this book. Reader was very good and made story interesting and believable
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- Samuel the perfect Spaniel
- 28-07-22
Albert Campion, what a character!
Why I love the Albert Campion series of books:
1. I actually like Albert, who actually is he? He has so many facets to his character.
2. The books are well written with lots of character and background description, so much so I can picture it in my mind.
3. I look forward to finding out how the different characters develop and hearing their back stories, such as Lugg the old criminal.
4. They get you thinking, proper whodunnit's with plenty of red herrings.
5. As well as being mystery's, they also have humour.
6. David Thorpe's narration.
Until I chose my first Albert Campion book I was a huge fan of Agatha Christie, for the whodunnit style of writing. Like Agatha, Marjory Allingham is a mistress of suspense, but she also brings humour, and I find myself chuckling along with Albert like he is an old friend. The series of books are now part of my favourite library and I am already looking forward to hearing my next book.
I have to add, I don't know why some other reviews have been negative about David Thorpe's narration, I prefer him to Francis Matthews myself. For me, he 'gets' Albert's personality spot on. His voices for the various cast members are engaging. So please don't be put off by some of the other reviews, judge him for yourselves.
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- Tomboy
- 25-01-23
Spiffing good show, old boy!
Campion is by no means the archetype of the Golden Era of criminal fiction as the emphasis of Allingham's magnificent storytelling isn't whodunit. The great author thrillingly recounts escapades more akin to the work of John Buchan with a good deal more humour. Her stories lose nothing for the absence of trying to work out who, what, why, where and when. This is one of my favourite Allingham stories thus far - a great novel with a great narrator bringing a magnificent literary creation to blazing life.
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- Mrs. C. Hunt
- 27-11-21
Look to the Lady
Another great mystery, with folk law and superstition thrown in. Read brilliantly by David Thorpe.
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- William Hepple
- 07-01-22
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I enjoyed this story a lot interesting campion tale well read too I will read more of them
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- Richard
- 15-06-14
Enjoyed overall
What did you like most about Look to the Lady?
The performance.
What other book might you compare Look to the Lady to, and why?
none
What about David Thorpe’s performance did you like?
David Thorpe does a good job with the voice characterisations. Especially like his portrayal of Lugg!
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- Jen
- 08-03-24
much enjoyed
I do like the Campion books and narration well matched to how I'd imagine Albert to sound.
tip top!
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- Amanda H
- 01-03-13
What was wrong with the Francis Matthews version
Ive been waiting so long for the unabridged Margery Allingham's to appear on audible and was delighted a few months ago when the first arrived - narrated by Francis Matthews. To me he gets Campion spot on - the lightness of touch, but also some gravitas. David Thorpe, while a good reader overall, doesn't get Campion. Makes him into an upper class twit, and quite irritating. Shame...
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- Rachel
- 07-07-14
Golden age detective fiction at its best
Would you listen to Look to the Lady again? Why?
This is such a good story that even when you know who is behind the affair you can still get enjoyment from the colourful characters and appreciate the intricacy of the plotting.
What did you like best about this story?
Margary Allingham lets us know some details through her private eye Albert Campion but keeps other information back so there is a lot to guess for the reader. The ending sections are wonderfully tense.
What does David Thorpe bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
David Thorpe creates a marvellous range of characters and keeps the pace of the story going well. My only quibble would be that he makes Albert Campion sound annoying even when he's being more serious - but it's only a minor quibble, on the whole I thought it was a gripping read with good characterisation.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes - I continually kept stopping what I was doing to concentrate on it more and didn't want to turn it off.
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