Albert Campion is home on his first leave from the war for three years. He is in his bath when he hears a ruckus in his lounge. He goes out to find his man Lugg and a lady "of unmistakable aristocratic bearing" carrying a corpse.
So begins this very dark mystery first published in 1945. This is much darker without any of the flippancy that were a feature of Allingham's pre-WWII Campion novels.
This story is set over a week and involves some very nasty people dealing in stolen property that the war has enabled them to profit from.
Very dark, very entertaining, very recommended.
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