{"product_id":"police-at-the-funeral-paperback","title":"Police at the Funeral - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Golden Age mystery author comes \"a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed \"Deputy-Adventurer\" finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters--presided over by an authoritarian widow--he's not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses--all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it's hard to stop what hatred has set in motion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Margery Allingham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.\" --Agatha Christie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best of mystery writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Allingham was a rare and precious talent.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.\" --P. D. James, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Golden Age mystery author comes \"a richly detailed and entertaining romp, with a fascinating resolution and an unconventional and winning sleuth\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Albert Campion heads to Cambridge as a favor to a friend, whose fiancée is employed by the elderly Faraday family, to investigate the disappearance of her uncle Andrew. What the self-proclaimed \"Deputy-Adventurer\" finds is foul play of the most heinous kind: murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrew is found floating in a river, bound and shot in the head. Needless to say, in a household of unlikable characters--presided over by an authoritarian widow--he's not sorely missed. But fear has pervaded the dour family, bringing up decades of suppressed hatreds, petty jealousies, and nasty impulses--all of which lead to a second shocking killing. As the number of Faradays dwindle, so should the number of suspects. But Campion discovers that in a family this dysfunctional, it's hard to stop what hatred has set in motion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Margery Allingham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.\" --Agatha Christie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best of mystery writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Allingham was a rare and precious talent.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margery Allingham deserves to be rediscovered.\" --P. D. James, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Don't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374399848671,"sku":"9781504092371","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uWmu0L49XI9781504092371.webp?v=1789178907","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/police-at-the-funeral-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}