tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post6833983343331798993..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Pearls before Swine: Margery AllinghamTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23913483547019723202019-08-07T20:49:34.192-07:002019-08-07T20:49:34.192-07:00Not tried her yet, probably just going to read Tig...Not tried her yet, probably just going to read Tiger in the Smoke but who knows when?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66909988773186882752019-08-06T21:27:26.753-07:002019-08-06T21:27:26.753-07:00I have read several prior to this book that I like...I have read several prior to this book that I liked better overall, Moira, but Allingham writes so well and the characters are so interesting (if not all realistic) that I like them all. I have not gone back to some of the earliest books in the Campion series yet.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60169409580869520142019-08-04T09:03:37.126-07:002019-08-04T09:03:37.126-07:00Now, you threw me there Tracy! I thought 'what...Now, you threw me there Tracy! I thought 'what, an Allingham book I don't know?' -but actually of course I know it as Coroner's Pidgin, thanks for solving that one for me. Not my favourite of hers, but they all work for me. Clothes in Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058207970686573597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23064481492059096302019-07-20T14:39:27.108-07:002019-07-20T14:39:27.108-07:00I do love Allingham's writing, Mathew. Campion...I do love Allingham's writing, Mathew. Campion is sort of in the background in a lot of this book, and the story is very complex, but worth it, in my opinion.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-12316247344864680062019-07-19T17:52:59.986-07:002019-07-19T17:52:59.986-07:00You and Yvette sold me on trying the Albert Campio...You and Yvette sold me on trying the Albert Campions, Tracy, and I read <i>Hide My Eyes</i>, and complained that Campion was little more than a name mentioned occasionally in the narrative. Then you two told me <i>Traitor's Purse</i> would clear up some of that mystery, and you were right. I loved it. And now you're re-awakened my interest in reading more by Allingham. A fine writer, my memory tells me. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-31265469099359136142019-07-18T20:54:58.975-07:002019-07-18T20:54:58.975-07:00You are right, Gram, books like this from the 1950...You are right, Gram, books like this from the 1950s and before are often hard to find. I do like the older editions when I find them, though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91465166525387982642019-07-18T20:53:39.487-07:002019-07-18T20:53:39.487-07:00Hope you find a copy and enjoy it, Katrina. I do u...Hope you find a copy and enjoy it, Katrina. I do understand why books sometimes have different titles but it makes for confusion.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9244658117516291182019-07-18T15:28:08.539-07:002019-07-18T15:28:08.539-07:00I really enjoy her books, and have a few. But the...I really enjoy her books, and have a few. But they are sometimes hard to find as are others of that era.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83588775645543632852019-07-18T14:36:00.067-07:002019-07-18T14:36:00.067-07:00I haven't read this one and it sounds right up...I haven't read this one and it sounds right up my street. Thanks for mentioning the change of title.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76751841433352489792019-07-18T12:21:13.758-07:002019-07-18T12:21:13.758-07:00Margot, I thought I had read all of the books by A...Margot, I thought I had read all of the books by Allingham when I was younger, but I remember nothing about Tiger in the Smoke, so that may be one I missed.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18995524566716860242019-07-18T12:18:29.394-07:002019-07-18T12:18:29.394-07:00Thanks, Rick. I struggled with this review, someti...Thanks, Rick. I struggled with this review, sometimes it is hard to convey what I like about a book. It had been a year since I had read a book by Allingham, I won't wait so long for the next one.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20543421134381009982019-07-18T09:56:26.875-07:002019-07-18T09:56:26.875-07:00Allingham really did have a skilled writing style,...Allingham really did have a skilled writing style, didn't she, Tracy? I'd be in a hurry to get to <i>Tiger in the Smoke</i>, too, but I'm very glad you included this one, too. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78454159474149631822019-07-18T08:52:04.323-07:002019-07-18T08:52:04.323-07:00Tracy, you write such wonderful reviews! Very nice...Tracy, you write such wonderful reviews! Very nice. I liked this one too, though not quite as much as Traitor's Purse. Like you, the "slow reveal" keeps me turning pages, rather than closing the book. Looking forward to your next Allingham review.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com