num_pages: 284
description: An old-time baker’s dozen of stories, in which Mr Albert Campion—with or without the help of the lugubrious Superintendent Oates—relieves friends and acquaintances from the inconveniences of assault, blackmail, confidence tricks and the like. As the Superintendent remarked at the close of a short, sharp case of espionage: ‘Campion, you frighten me. Something looks after you.’ Something does, and it’s generally Campion’s legion of disreputable friendsContents: The widow — The name on the wrapper — The hat trick — The question mark — The old man in the window — The white elephant — The Frenchman’s gloves — The longer view — Safe as houses — The definite article — The meaning of the act — A matter of form — The danger point
language: English
title: Mr. Campion and Others
titlecomplete: Mr. Campion and Others
genres: Short Stories, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Classics, British Literature, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Golden Age Mystery
ratings_count: 432
series: Albert Campion
publisher: Penguin Books