Margery Allingham (1904-1966)

Death: 30th June 1966
Location: St. Nicholas Church Cemetery, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England
Cause of death: Breast Cancer
Photo taken by: Clive and Chris
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English Crime writer who created the detective Albert Campion. Campion is a mysterious upper-class character who floats between the upper echelons of nobility and government and the shady world of the criminal class in the United Kingdom. 
Her best known novel The Tiger in the Smoke is more character study than crime novel, focusing on serial killer Jack Havoc and leaving Campion a minor character.

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