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Your head may well be aching along with Campion's as thesleuth awakens to find he has amnesia and a looming dread that somemomentous event hangs in the balance that only he can put right. Timeticks along as he becomes buried under more and more incomprehensibleinformation. Unable to recognize even the faithful Lugg or his ownfiancée, Campion struggles desperately to put the pieces togetherwhile the very fate of England is at stake. A bit on the convolutedand melodramatic side perhaps, but it's all made enjoyable by thesheer breadth of talent brought to bear by narrator FrancisMatthews. It's a pure pleasure to listen to this man talk. He createsa persona for his characters that never slips while moving adroitlyamong various strata of British society. His professional approach tothis material gleans from it every possible bit of entertainment.D.G. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Supersleuth Albert Campion awakens in a hospital bed after a very bad night. He recalls rain, car problems, an accident — and then a blank. The first words he hears upon awakening are "They’ll hang him, I suppose?
Traitor's Purse: An Albert Campion Mystery FROM THE PUBLISHER
Supersleuth Albert Campion awakens in a hospital bed after a very bad night. He recalls rain, car problems, an accident ﾽ and then a blank. The first words he hears upon awakening are ﾽTheyﾽll hang him, I suppose?ﾽ He escapes from the hospital in a desperate search for the truth, which somehow involves an England on the brink of war, a seductress named Amanda, and the number 15. ﾽThe best of mystery writers.ﾽ ﾽ The New Yorker
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Your head may well be aching along with Campion's as the sleuth awakens to find he has amnesia and a looming dread that some momentous event hangs in the balance that only he can put right. Time ticks along as he becomes buried under more and more incomprehensible information. Unable to recognize even the faithful Lugg or his own fiancée, Campion struggles desperately to put the pieces together while the very fate of England is at stake. A bit on the convoluted and melodramatic side perhaps, but it's all made enjoyable by the sheer breadth of talent brought to bear by narrator Francis Matthews. It's a pure pleasure to listen to this man talk. He creates a persona for his characters that never slips while moving adroitly among various strata of British society. His professional approach to this material gleans from it every possible bit of entertainment. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
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