The Crime at Black Dudley
A weekend party gathers at Black Dudley, a gloomy isolated mansion on the Suffolk marshes, where the young pathologist George Abbershaw hopes to court a fellow guest. Instead, an old family ritual involving a dagger passed hand to hand in the dark ends with the host lying dead, and the assembled guests soon realize a criminal gang has locked them inside. Among the company is a vague, chattering, bespectacled young man named Albert Campion, whose foolish manner hides a sharp mind. Margery Allingham’s first novel in the Campion sequence blends country-house menace with brisk adventure and the sly humor that would make her sleuth famous. This free PDF and EPUB edition marks the debut of one of Golden Age detective fiction’s most engaging characters.
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The Crime at Black Dudley (1929) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candle-Light | 21:01 | |
| 2 | The Ritual of the Dagger | 18:13 | |
| 3 | In the Garage | 13:57 | |
| 4 | Murder | 19:18 | |
| 5 | The Mask | 6:58 | |
| 6 | Mr. Campion Brings the House Down | 9:37 | |
| 7 | Five O'Clock in the Morning | 12:33 | |
| 8 | Open Warfare | 15:32 | |
| 9 | Chris Kennedy Scores a Try Only | 16:38 | |
| 10 | The Impetuous Mr. Abbershaw | 10:33 | |
| 11 | One Explanation | 20:27 | |
| 12 | 'Furthermore...' said Mr. Campion | 13:05 | |
| 13 | Abbershaw Sees Red | 11:25 | |
| 14 | Abbershaw Gets His Interview | 12:49 | |
| 15 | Doctor Abbershaw's Deductions | 20:25 | |
| 16 | The Militant Mrs. Meade | 20:18 | |
| 17 | In the Evening | 19:18 | |
| 18 | Mr. Kennedy's Council | 16:29 | |
| 19 | Mr. Campion's Conjuring Trick | 16:34 | |
| 20 | The Round-Up | 25:57 | |
| 21 | The Point of View of Benjamin Dawlish | 13:09 | |
| 22 | The Darkest Hour | 15:43 | |
| 23 | An Error in Taste | 14:42 | |
| 24 | The Last of Black Dudley | 17:53 | |
| 25 | Mr. Watt Explains | 15:22 | |
| 26 | 'Cherchez la Femme' | 16:59 | |
| 27 | A Journey by Night | 14:01 | |
| 28 | Should a Doctor Tell? | 17:35 | |
| 29 | The Last Chapter | 24:32 |
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