The Case of the Late Pig: Albert Campion #9 (Volume 9)

Really good Allingham book. Plot moves along; great descriptions of English landscapes and village life.

I found this unnecessarily complicated. It dragged, and then it zoomed. The murders seemed superfluous to the rest of the story. Campion jumped back and forth a lot. Meh.

Love it! Another in Ms. Allingham's clever, twisty Albert Campion mysteries!

I'm picked up this book for two reasons: I want to read and become acquainted with more of the classic literary detectives, and because it is written in the first-person narrative, the same style as one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels - THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. On the first point, the novel[ette] was somewhat successful. I had a decent introduction to Albert Campion. Now, to read a few more of her Margery Allingham's acclaimed novels to firmly cement my opinion of the man, his style and his flare. Any suggestions? On the second point, THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG is a fail. I was distracted. I didn't follow the flow of the story or the case well. Narrative involving simpleton speak in the vernacular makes for very difficult reading in my opinion. It's a technique Agatha Christie employs, but her use is not as 'thick' as in this case; It's the difference between Louisiana Bayou and Kentucky Blue Ridge. Good plot. I enjoyed seeing it all unravel at the end. The plot certainly is not the element that cooled me to this work. [Kindle edition review] PLEASE edit this and reissue it to those of us who spent money on it. Granted, there is 'simple speak' narrative which mandates improper spelling. However, when hideous misspellings occur apart from the vernacular, something is definitely wrong. There is even a case where a character's name is broken with a space in the middle of it. Seriously, we expect better, especially from classic literature.

This Albert Campion mystery is narrated by the detective Campion himself. It is very short but full of clues, action, and surprises.

Once again, Ms Allingham shifts her style. This time she writes the story in the first person. Albert Campion tells his own story, sharing all his fears and flaws. The book is very short. She fills it with her trademark interesting characters, many of whom are despicable. It is a fun, fast read.

The Campion mysteries rate highly in my book. They are well-written with a degree of character insight. This is my favorite! There is much humor and a mystery outside the box.

Great story, delightful characters, fascinating cultural references, genuinely well written.

Although this mystery has a clever crime, the characters are dull and uninteresting.

A good read and keeps you guessing who done it until the very end.

thrilling story about an unpleasant character...well told

I ordered this by mistake. I was after the paperback version, but Amazon try to steer everyone to the Kindle versions!

I am enjoying this series of Albert Campion and don’t want to read them too quickly but it’s hard not to read one after another. This was a very good puzzle.