What a fun read!! it’s your typical golden age, mystery, but with way more action and excitement. Hostages! A criminal gang! Gunfire! A murder, of course!

This is my first foray in Allingham’s mysteries and I don’t think it will be my last. I thought the story itself was quite interesting, I liked the cast of characters, and it was a pretty quick read.

The ending was perhaps a little bit random , and seriously did I miss something — where’d Chris go?? — and melodramatic, but I really enjoyed it. I wonder what Albert Campion will get into next. Also, he’s very much like Lord Peter Wimsey and it cracks me up.