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Youngman Carter (1904–1969)

Auteur de Cargo of Eagles

11+ oeuvres 856 utilisateurs 9 critiques

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Œuvres de Youngman Carter

Cargo of Eagles (1968) 447 exemplaires
Mr. Campion's Quarry (1970) 210 exemplaires
Mr. Campion's Farthing (1969) 176 exemplaires
EL HALCÓN DE MR. CAMPION. (1970) 7 exemplaires
Drinking Champagne & Brandy (1967) 4 exemplaires
Drinking Bordeaux (1966) 3 exemplaires
On to Andorra 3 exemplaires
Tales on the Off-Beat (2015) 3 exemplaires
Drinking Burgundy (1966) 1 exemplaire
Bordeaux und Burgunder (1969) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

The Allingham Case-Book (1969) — Préface, quelques éditions237 exemplaires
Mr Campion's Farewell (2014) 53 exemplaires
Ellery Queen's Mystery Mix (1962) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires

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Autres noms
Carter, Youngman
Gulley, George
Date de naissance
1904-09-26
Date de décès
1969-11-30
Lieu de sépulture
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieux de résidence
Watford, England, UK
London, England, UK
Essex, England, UK
Études
Bluecoat School, Christ's Hospital, hear Horsham
Regent Street Polytechnic (Art | 1921)
Professions
graphic artist
military officer
journalist
novelist
Relations
Allingham, Margery (wife)
Organisations
Garrick Club, London, England, UK
Courte biographie
He was the husband of Margery Allingham.

As an artist, he designed over 2000 book wrappers (covers).

He used the pseudonym George Gulley while working at 'The Tatler'.

Mr. Carter was a keen cricketer.

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This is the final adventure for Albert Campion.

Campion is called upon by an old friend to help locate a man who has suddenly disappeared, a Mr. Makepeace. Makepeace is well respected for his geographical knowledge of oil sources around the world. He has worked for Omega Oil for a long time and Omega is afraid Makepeace may be considering selling his knowledge to a competitor.

A Mr. Porteous is searching for something a Mr. Matthews, and Porteous is a man who gets what he sets out to get. His methods are not gentlemanly. But Mr. Matthews has suddenly died and Miss Anthea Peregrine is now handling Matthews’ affairs. She also finds she must deal with Porteous.

As Campion goes about unravelling Makepeace’s disappearance, he find there is much more than oil secrets involved and missing persons. There is a question of relationships between Makepeace, Matthews and Porteous. There are double agents, murder, and kidnapping. It isn’t a simple last case.

With multiple threads going on, it can be quite a tangle to undo. Campion may seem laid back and maybe a bit slow, but that is just a front. He checks each possible lead — good ones and dead ends — until he can finally weave a solid solution to the mystery and the parties involved.
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ChazziFrazz | 3 autres critiques | Mar 6, 2021 |
This was better than The Tiger in the Smoke but still had lots of loose ends and obscure turns that seemed more like poor writing than actual obsfucations. I'm not sure about what I'll do with my Allingham collection but I might still cross it. Just not super enjoyable.
 
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amyem58 | 3 autres critiques | Jul 3, 2014 |
This is the final book in the Albert Campion series; it was actually completed by Allingham's husband after her death. The book features Campion at the end of his career, and unlike earlier books he takes a backseat in the investigation of this case. Campion acts more as an adviser to a young American, Morty Kelsey, and his love interest, an attractive young doctor who has just inherited a country house in a seaside town. The town has quite a history of ghosts and pirates, among other things.

I enjoyed seeing Campion late in his career. He is world-weary in this book, happy to leave the actual investigating to younger associates. The end brings a surprising twist, and finally reveals to the reader the meaning of the title. As with other Campion books this one relies heavily on space and time- who was where when. Also like other books in the series this can get overwhelming. Still, it's interesting to see the gentleman sleuth in old age, and the books makes for a satisfying mystery.
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½
 
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lahochstetler | 2 autres critiques | May 11, 2013 |
Enjoyable read. Finished post mortem by the author's husband this book brings Campion into the sixties (more successfully than Allingham's contemporaries!). One for the fans.
 
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Figgles | 2 autres critiques | Feb 7, 2011 |

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Œuvres
11
Aussi par
3
Membres
856
Popularité
#29,896
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
9
ISBN
40
Langues
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