The Tiger in the Smoke

'I adore Margery Allingham, and this is I think her finest book' Reverend Richard Coles. Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery. A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London - so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumours are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again. As Havoc stalks the smog-cloaked alleyways of the city, it falls to Albert Campion to hunt down the fugitive and put a stop to his rampage - before it's too late. As urbane as Lord Wimsey. as ingenious as Poirot. Meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion. A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY - WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN HILL.