Flowers for the Judge (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Golden Age British Whodunit of Publishing House Murder, Locked Rooms, and Courtroom IntrigueBy Margery Allingham
Length10h 33m
About this audiobook
Flowers for the Judge is a refined Golden Age detective novel in which Albert Campion enters the closed world of Barnabas, a venerable London publishing house shadowed by old disappearances, dynastic tensions, and a contemporary murder. Allingham combines the classical puzzle—locked rooms, legal jeopardy, and carefully planted clues—with a supple comic intelligence and an unusually humane interest in motive. Its style is urbane, ironic, and atmospheric, placing it beside Christie and Sayers while remaining distinctively alert to the oddities of class, commerce, and literary culture. Margery Allingham, one of the four major "Queens of Crime," brought to detective fiction both narrative ingenuity and a novelist's feeling for character. Raised in a literary family and publishing from an early age, she understood the book trade, professional households, and the theatricality of English social life. These experiences help explain the novel's convincing publishing milieu and its fascination with reputation, inheritance, and performance. Readers who enjoy elegant crime fiction with wit, structure, and emotional texture will find Flowers for the Judge especially rewarding. It offers not merely a mystery to be solved, but a society to be interpreted.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length10 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1511 : Fuse Cap
2Introduction
1612 : Somebody Died
3Synopsis
1713 : A Craftsman of Camden Town
4Historical Context
1814 : The Damned
51 : Damp Dynamite
1915 : Night Shift
Show all chaptersShow less
62 : Funeral Arrangements Later
2016 : The Fourth Chair
73 : Design for an Accident
2117 : Mr. Campion’s Case for the Defence
84 : Relations
2218 : In Reply to Your Letter
95 : Inquisition
2319 : Under the Sword
106 : By These Witnesses
2420 : The Fourth Dimension
117 : The Lying Straws
2521 : The Spangled Frill
128 : Presumed Innocent
26Analysis
139 : The Daring Young Man
27Reflection
1410 : Twenty Years After
28Memorable Quotes
Look to the Lady (Annotated)Margery Allingham9h 37m$2 · $0.00
Deadly Duo (Annotated)Margery Allingham8h 9m$2 · $0.00
Mr Campion and Others (Annotated)Margery Allingham12h 10m$2 · $0.00
The Beckoning Lady (Annotated)Margery Allingham9h 47m$2 · $0.00
More Work for the Undertaker (Annotated)Margery Allingham10h 44m$2 · $0.00
The Case of the Late Pig (Annotated)Margery Allingham5h 7m$2 · $0.00
Sweet Danger (Annotated)Margery Allingham9h 20m$2 · $0.00
The China Governess (Annotated)Margery Allingham10h 44m$2 · $0.00
Black'erchief Dick (Annotated)Margery Allingham7h 39m$2 · $0.00
Room to LetMargery Allingham48m$1 · $0.00
De sju visslarnaMargery Allingham9h$18 · $0.00
Polisen i husetMargery Allingham10h 34m$18 · $0.00
The Crime at Black DudleyMargery Allingham8h 39m$1 · $0.00
The Mind ReadersMargery Allingham9h 37m$2 · $0.00
Mr. Campion: Criminologist (Annotated)Margery Allingham5h 47m$2 · $0.00
No Love LostMargery Allingham8h 21m$1 · $0.00
Mr Campion and OthersMargery Allingham11h 52m$1 · $0.00
Deadly DuoMargery Allingham7h 22m$1 · $0.00
Dancers in MourningMargery Allingham11h 59m$1 · $0.00
To Hold and ProtectSandra Owens7h 59m$8 · $0.00
Extinction WarNicholas Sansbury Smith12h 1m$23
Savy WisdomPeggy McColl2h 53m$15
3 a.m. Premium: Books 1–5Nick Pirog15h 27m$25
Farewell My Lovely (Annotated)Raymond Chandler10h 37m$2 · $0.00
The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m$53 · $0.00
Tracing Killer EvidenceJodie Bailey5h 46m$12 · $0.00
AGATHA CHRISTIE Premium CollectionAgatha Christie37h 15m$2 · $0.00
Sign of the MakerBrian Shea7h 13m$17
No Sin UnpunishedLynDee Walker7h 43m$17
The Cases of Lord Peter Wimsey - Complete Series (Annotated)Dorothy L. Sayers148h 10m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock HolmesMade for Success14h 22m$25
Sons of War 4: SoldiersNicholas Sansbury Smith, Tom Abrahams12h 54m$25
Murder in the TowerRoy Lewis8h 23m$20
Glen AffricKarine Giebel22h 51m$46 · $0.00
JAMES BOND 007 Complete CollectionIan Fleming102h 36m$2 · $0.00
Deadly Badlands PursuitSharee Stover5h 53m$12 · $0.00
Crime and Punishment (The Unabridged Garnett Translation) (Annotated)Fyodor Dostoevsky24h 26m$2 · $0.00
Who Killed the Earl of Moran?Stephanie Laurens8h 46m$23
Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe44h 46m$30
You may also like
The Marquise de BrinvilliersAlexandre Dumas2h 58m$1.20 · $0.00
The Craig Poisoning Mystery (Annotated)Dorothy Fielding8h 54m$2 · $0.00
The Seven SecretsWilliam Le Queux9h 11m$2 · $0.00
Slight MourningCatherine Aird5h 24m$17
Exit the SkeletonHerbert Adams8h 19m$7 · $0.00
THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB (Thriller Classic)Fergus Hume9h 57m$2 · $0.00
The Body in the LibraryAgatha Christie5h 21m$24 · $0.00
Shoot the Lawyer TwiceMichael Bowen6h 11m$14
Sparkling CyanideAgatha Christie6h 31m$24 · $0.00
Sad CypressAgatha Christie6h 1m$24 · $0.00
The Mystery of the Yellow RoomGaston Leroux8h 22m$2.30 · $0.00
A Mourning WeddingCarola Dunn10h 18m$20
The Dying Diplomats ClubMatthew Benns7h 22m$24 · $0.00
Stiff NewsCatherine Aird5h 1m$15
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona ClubDorothy L. Sayers8h 27m$2.40
THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One VolumeAnna Katharine Green120h 2m$2 · $0.00
The Deep Blue AlibiPaul Levine11h 37m$20
The Second GongAgatha Christie52m$11 · $0.00
The Footsteps That Stopped (Annotated)Dorothy Fielding11h 20m$2 · $0.00
Under a Silent MoonElizabeth Haynes14h 50m$33 · $0.00