Sweet Danger
Who is Albert Campion? A youngish man who seems equally at home  with majesty and mystery, yet he goes by an assumed name. In The  Fear Sign, Campion and two of his friends have been posing as  the "Hereditary Paladin of Averna" and escort. They have done  such a good job of impersonation that they have attracted  assassins. As Campion becomes more entangled in the search for  the lost regalia of the kingdom of Averna a small, strategically  located and petroleum-rich piece of the British Empire he finds  his life and the lives of his friends threatened. Francis  Matthews excellently portrays the various characters. Allingham  (The Fashion in Shrouds) keeps the suspense high in this  delightful period novel, capturing the feel of rural England in  the 1930s. Sure to be popular with those who prefer a cozy,  erudite mystery, this is recommended for all public  libraries. Theresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ., RussellvilleCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.