Name: Mr Campion's Mosaic By Mike Ripley (Contributor)
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Mr Campion's Mosaic Summary

Mr Campion's Mosaic by Mike Ripley (Contributor)

Albert Campion travels to Dorset as he attempts to get to the bottom of a series of shocking events connected to a TV adaptation of one of Evadne Childe's famous novels.

Ripley's brilliant inventiveness demonstrates that golden age characters and tropes can still work for contemporary fair-play fans- Publishers Weekly Starred Review

London, 1972. The Evadne Childe Society has gathered in honour of what would have been the author's eighty-second birthday, and Albert Campion is there as a reluctant guest speaker and ceremonial birthday cake cutter.

But Campion's oratory skills aren't the only thing in demand. A TV remake of a twenty-year-old film adaptation of one of Evadne's classic novels, The Moving Mosaic, has been derailed by someone attempting to murder the leading man - the latest in a series of increasingly disturbing incidents - and the society wants Campion to investigate. Who is determined to sabotage the production at any cost, and why?

Travelling to the picturesque village of Kingswalter Manor in Dorset where filming is due to start, Campion soon stumbles upon dark secrets, ghosthunters, an impressive mosaic, and murder.

Mr Campion's Mosaic Reviews

Ripley's brilliant inventiveness demonstrates that golden age characters and tropes can still work for contemporary fair-play fans * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *
Charming, clever, and witty . . . Another delightful entry * Booklist *
One of Campion's most waggish adventures * Kirkus Reviews *
Ripley again marries a crafty plotline with a persuasive evocation of Allingham's style and characterizations. Fans of the originals will be delighted * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Mr Campion's Wings *
Exceptional . . . Both old and new Campion fans will hope for many more exploits * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Mr Campion's Coven *
A highly satisfying showdown * Kirkus Reviews on Mr Campion's Coven *
Ripley spins a head-scratching whodunit while effectively recreating Allingham's tone and characters. This clever continuation of a beloved series keeps getting better * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Mr Campion's Seance *

About Mike Ripley (Contributor)

Mike Ripley has twice won the Crime Writers' Association's Last Laugh Award, and is the author of twenty-four comedy thrillers and historical novels. He writes a hugely respected monthly review column for Shots Magazine entitled Getting Away With Murder and is also the author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a 'reader's history' of the heyday of British action and spy thrillers, 1953-75, which won the H.R.F. Keating Award for non-fiction in 2017.

With Mr Campion's Farewell (Severn House, 2014 and Black Thorn, 2019), he completed a manuscript left unfinished in 1969 by Margery Allingham's widower, Pip Youngman Carter. He regards the follow-ups including Mr Campion's Visit, Mr Campion's Seance and Mr Campion's Coven as his attempts 'to fly solo with, and do justice to, a great fictional character'.

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Sku
NGR9780727850980

ISBN 13
9780727850980

ISBN 10
0727850989

Title
Mr Campion's Mosaic by Mike Ripley (Contributor)

Author
Mike Ripley (Contributor)

Series
An Albert Campion Mystery

Condition
New

Binding type
Hardback

Publisher
Canongate Books

Year published
2022-10-04

Number of pages
256

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Mr Campion's Mosaic Mike Ripley (Contributor)

Mr Campion's Mosaic by Mike Ripley (Contributor)

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