Sweet Danger (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Golden Age Albert Campion Mystery of Inheritance, Intrigue, Hidden Documents, and Eccentric Village PerilBy Margery Allingham
Length9h 19m
About this audiobook
Margery Allingham's Sweet Danger (1933) is a briskly ingenious Albert Campion adventure that fuses Golden Age detection with romance, thriller mechanics, and a touch of Gothic extravagance. The plot turns on the disputed inheritance of Averna, a strategically valuable European principality, and follows Campion's efforts to establish the rights of the eccentric Fitton family amid cryptic clues, imposture, hidden documents, and melodramatic villainy. Allingham's prose is witty, elastic, and atmospheric, moving confidently between drawing-room comedy, rural oddity, and international intrigue. Allingham, born in 1904 into a literary household, was deeply shaped by popular fiction, journalism, and the rapidly professionalizing world of interwar publishing. By the time of Sweet Danger, she had transformed Albert Campion from a near-parodic aristocratic sleuth into a more distinctive figure: elusive, ironic, humane, and unexpectedly resourceful. The novel also introduces Amanda Fitton, whose intelligence and independence reflect Allingham's widening imaginative range. This book is highly recommended to readers who enjoy detective fiction that refuses to remain merely procedural. Sweet Danger offers puzzles, peril, charm, and social comedy, while revealing why Allingham stands beside Christie, Sayers, and Marsh as a major architect of the British mystery tradition.
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
Length9 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5CHAPTER 1 In Confidence
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6CHAPTER TWO H.R.H. Campion
7CHAPTER THREE The Man Higher Up
8CHAPTER FOUR “Here’s Mystery”
9CHAPTER FIVE The Miller
10CHAPTER SIX Tongues in Trees
11CHAPTER SEVEN Cain’s Valley
12CHAPTER EIGHT Unwelcome Stranger
13CHAPTER NINE Question Time
14CHAPTER TEN Big Business
15CHAPTER ELEVEN The Grand Manner
16CHAPTER TWELVE Visitation
17CHAPTER THIRTEEN ’Ware Amanda
18CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Churchworkers
19CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Stricken Drum
20CHAPTER SIXTEEN Before the Storm
21CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Crown
22CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Doctor Galley’s Unusual Practice
23CHAPTER NINETEEN Pourboire
24CHAPTER TWENTY To Meet Ashtaroth
25CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Truth in the Well
26CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Millpool
27CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Late Extra
28Analysis
29Reflection
30Memorable Quotes
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