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When Judge Lobbett in New York finds evidence implicating the criminal mastermind behind the Simister gang, he travels to England for safety and enlists the help of the unconventional sleuth Albert Campion. Campsion escorts the judge and his family to a secluded house on the Suffolk coast. However, the very town of Mystery Mile proves to be a lethal puzzle as local deaths pile up, forcing Campion to decipher cryptic clues to protect both the judge and himself from the gang's deadly reach.
First publish date: May 2000
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Margery Allingham
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