Saturday, November 20, 2021

Margery Allingham - Tiger in The Smoke

 



Margery Allingham was one of so called 'queen of crimes' in that bizzare period of classic detective fiction. This one of her numerous novels tells a story of ruthless criminal very creatively called James Havoc who returns from prison and madhouse to join his gang and settle some unfinished bussiness.

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