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  • Traitor's Purse

  • An Albert Campion Mystery
  • By: Margery Allingham
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (161 ratings)

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Traitor's Purse

By: Margery Allingham
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Summary

Campion investigates once more, but this time he is on the run from the police - classic British crime writing at its best. Celebrated amateur detective Albert Campion awakes in hospital accused of attacking a police officer and suffering from acute amnesia. All he can remember is that he was on a mission of vital importance to His Majesty's government before his accident. On the run from the police and unable to recognise even his faithful servant Lugg or his own fiancée, Campion struggles desperately to put the pieces together while the very fate of England is at stake.

Margery Allingham was born in London in 1904. Her first novel was published when she was seventeen. In 1929 she published The Crime at Black Dudley and introduced the character who was to become the hallmark of her writing - Albert Campion.

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Creator's Purse

This has many mysteries which all into twine with each other as Campion slowly remembers. Read brilliantly again by David Thorpe.

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A fantastic story and plot. It is one of my favourite Champion novels. However, the reader's choice of voice for Campion is horrendous. It is high pitched and in contrast to his true character. Other characters have normal
and believable intonation and accents. Such a shame this one fault brings down the overall calibre of this audiobook.

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Good but not the best narrative

Love Allingham's Campion stories but having seen the Peter Davison TV adaptation and Philip Frank's narration of the novels I'm afraid that this narrator did not sit well with me. The tone that he employed for Campion irritated me no end!!

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Great story

And in the main the narrator was good but he picked a terrible voice for the main character, quite unpleasant to listen to for any length of time and not at all how the author represented Campion.

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Francis you should still be audible

Margery not at her best; there is too much memory-less introspection and not enough story. Thorpe as narrator is not a patch on Francis Matthew. Campion should not have a foppish voice.

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A thoroughly enjoyable listen

I felt I had to write a review to counteract some of the very poor reviews that this reading of Traitor's Purse has received. I am a huge fan of Margery Allingham's Campion novels and have them all on Audible. I think David Thorpe is a wonderful narrator and infinitely prefer him to Francis Matthews who does not, in my opinion, adequately distinguish between different speakers, especially women. Initially, I didn't like David Thorpe's reading of Albert, but, the more I listened, the more I realised that he really does capture him as I think Allingham intended him to sound. The variety of accents and the pitch of the different voices, is for me, just right. The story is far fetched but I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the development of the romantic relationship between Albert and Amanda.

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What made the experience of listening to Traitor's Purse the most enjoyable?

I love Allingham and her stories. Listening to them is an indulgence.

What did you like best about this story?

It's believable; the characters are well developed; the story engages my imagination.

Would you listen to another book narrated by David Thorpe?

Probably, as he reads most of this series. I find his characterization of women is too extreme. His women are squeaky and querulous and his interpretation of Campion is even more so. He has a pleasant enough spoken voice, to just nuance the characters would work quite as well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Because it's a familiar Allingham I will listen although not in one session - I don't have that sort of time.

Any additional comments?

I really enjoy unabridged books - minor characters often make the story. To have an entirely satisfactory reader is a luxury not often found.

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Excellent

An interesting twist on the usual cat and mouse plot line. Set in its time but great fun.

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Excellent narrator

One of her very best plots . The narrator is excellent and I fail to see why others complain. Pathetic moaning idiots

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Fabulous and unique - a great book to listen to.

Loved it! Never come across a story line like it, written from that perspective. Excellently read.

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