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Country United Kingdom Series Albert Campion Originally published 1963 Followed by The Mind Readers Publisher Chatto & Windus | 3.7/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1963 Genre Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Preceded by Hide My Eyes, Tether's End Similar Margery Allingham books, Albert Campion Mysteries books, Mystery books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The China Governess is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in 1963, in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London. It is the seventeenth novel in the Albert Campion series.
Plot introduction
Timothy Kinnit is trying to elope with Julia, but the question of his origins as a wartime refugee baby stand between them and their future. What does the "Turk Street Mile", once the wickedest street in London but now redeveloped after wartime bombing, have to do with the mystery? Can Albert Campion and the recently widowed Superintendent Charles Luke find the answer and discover who wants it kept a secret?
References
The China Governess Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA