Marjery Louisa Ellingham is an English writer belonging to the “golden age of English literature,” recognized as the “queen of detective fiction” alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Nayo Marsh. She stood out among other authors of this genre, as Agatha Christie put it, “like a burning lamp.”
Ellingham’s best-known works are her books about the gentleman-sleuth Alberte Campion. This volume includes the ninth and tenth novels of her main series, as well as the collection of short stories “Mr. Campion and Others.”
Famous actress Georgia has no equal in both stagecraft and the art of winning men’s hearts. And although she is now married to Raymond, who adores her and is terribly jealous, it does not stop her from seducing aircraft designer Alan. A classic love triangle? No—here the geometry is much more complicated: Alan is secretly in love with Georgia Veil’s couturière, and, to make matters worse, in the woods a body has just been found—Richard, the actress’s former fiancé, who disappeared three years ago. There is no doubt that the cause of death was suicide—and it cannot be ruled out that jealousy was the motive…