Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (USA 2023)

From the Publisher:
"Wonderfully plotted... A marvelous mixture of witchcraft, sacred relics and ancient oaths. [Allingham was a] rare and precious talent." -- The Washington Post

Estranged from his father, young Percival St. John Wykes Gyrth wanders the streets of London, penniless and homeless, until he's lured to the house of gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. An underground ring of the most powerful and wealthy art collectors in the world have turned their attention to the Gyrth Chalice, a state treasure guarded by the family for centuries.

To stop its theft, Campion and Val head back to the family seat in Suffolk, where folklore and ancient superstitions abound -- and where, in its supposedly haunted woods, Val's aunt is found literally scared to death. With Val's coming-of-age ritual approaching -- in which he is initiated into the secret of the Chalice -- Campion must sort through new religion followers, landed gentry, suspicious villagers, and a cast of London's ne'er-do-wells for suspects, all while putting his own life on the line.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. Early Bird Books / Open Road Integrated Media, ISBN: 9781504092104 (November, 2023), 270 p., $22.99.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (USA 2023)

From the Publisher:
"Wonderfully plotted... A marvelous mixture of witchcraft, sacred relics and ancient oaths. [Allingham was a] rare and precious talent." -- The Washington Post

Estranged from his father, young Percival St. John Wykes Gyrth wanders the streets of London, penniless and homeless, until he's lured to the house of gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. An underground ring of the most powerful and wealthy art collectors in the world have turned their attention to the Gyrth Chalice, a state treasure guarded by the family for centuries.

To stop its theft, Campion and Val head back to the family seat in Suffolk, where folklore and ancient superstitions abound -- and where, in its supposedly haunted woods, Val's aunt is found literally scared to death. With Val's coming-of-age ritual approaching -- in which he is initiated into the secret of the Chalice -- Campion must sort through new religion followers, landed gentry, suspicious villagers, and a cast of London's ne'er-do-wells for suspects, all while putting his own life on the line.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. Early Bird Books / Open Road Integrated Media, ISBN: 9781504087988 (May, 2023), eBook, 3 MB (ca. 270 p.), $14.99.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Finding himself the victim of a botched kidnapping attempt, Val Gyrth suspects that he might be in a spot of trouble. Unexpected news to him - but not to the mysterious Mr Campion, who reveals that the ancient Chalice entrusted to Val's family is being targeted by a ruthless ring of thieves.

Fleeing London for the supposed safety of Suffolk, Val and Campion come face to face with events of a perilous and puzzling nature - Campion might be accustomed to outwitting criminal minds, but can he foil supernatural forces?

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. A Campion Mystery. Vintage Books, ISBN: 9780099593522 (May, 2015), 249 p., £8.99.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (USA 2006)

From the Publisher:
Some objects just cry out to be stolen, and an obliging ring of international thieves stands ready to heed the cry. Their current target is the Gyrth Chalice, a priceless goblet that the Gyrth family has for centuries held in trust for the British Crown. Kept in a windowless chapel, and protected by a fearsome curse, the Chalice should be impervious to thievery. But this is 1930, and the crooks have all the advantages of the modern world.

Chief among these is the craving for publicity, to which at least one member of the Gyrth clan has succumbed. Her careless chatter about the Chalice seems to have called up all manner of misfortunes - of which larceny is just the beginning -- and the vague, bespectacled Albert Campion doesn't look like he'll be much help against them. But looks can be deceptive.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. The 3rd Albert Campion Mystery. Felony & Mayhem, ISBN: 1933397578 (December, 2006), 275 p., $14.95.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (UK 1989)

From the Publisher:
Percival St John Wykes Gyrth is a wanted man
Estranged from his family, down at heel and up in arms, Gyrth is the victim of two separate attempts to kidnap him. Luckily for him, one of the kidnappers is none other than Albert Campion, who knows that the Gyrth family is heading for big trouble international ring of rather special art collectors can be broken. Gyrth and Campion and his surly assistant, Lugg, motor down to the Gyrth residence in Suffolk, only to discover that a nasty case of planned theft has become an even nastier one of suspected murder...

In Look to the Lady, Margery Allingham is at her most skilful and subtle. While the characters are misled by Albert Campion's mild-mannered innocence and bland appearance, the reader is led through an intriguing plot that twists and turns with surprise after surprise.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. Now a Major Television Series. Starring Peter Davison. Penguin, ISBN: 014011551X (January, 1989), 288 p., £2.99.

Margery Allingham: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery (USA 1988)

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THE SECRET OF THE TOWER
There is a legend about the priceles Gyrth Chalice - and it is written in blood. Now it is Val Gyrth's turn to visit the tower room high above the Gyrth family mansion, to learn the terrible secret that has haunted his family for generations. But he won't be the only visitor. A powerful ring of thieves is after the prized relic. And it's up to Albert Campion to stop them.

MYSTERY AT ITS BRITISH BEST
Equally at home in the underworld and among the upper crust, super-sleuth Albert Campion rarely misses a clue or fails to find a motive. Behind his horn-rimmed glasses and mild-mannered facade is a brilliant mind that can penetrate to the villainous heart of the most heinous crime.

"Miss Allingham is very, very good and those who are not familiar with her have a discovery awaiting them." Los Angeles Times

Margery Allingham: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery. A Campion Mystery. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380705729 (December, 1988), 249 p., $3.99.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (UK 1987)

From the Publisher:
As a scion of a noble house himself, Albert Campion is aware of the importance of the Gyrth Chalice and of its place at the centre of our heritage. And when its safety is threatened by wealthy and ruthless collectors, Campion springs to its defence.

The author also wrote "Police at the Funeral".

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. Penguin Classic Crime, ISBN: 0140093796 (May, 1987), 288 p., £3.99.

Margery Allingham: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery (USA 1963)

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THE DOOR OPENED
Campion sensed that he was in a very small space. But there was something else -- something incredibly old -- and terrible.
A voice said, "Take off the bandages."
He felt Val's icy fingers pulling at the knot. He started violently as the handkerchief slipped from his eyes.
The Gyrth's secret -- the horror of centuries -- was at last revealed!

That was the history of the fabled Gyrth Chalice, a sacred trust from the Crown to the Gyrth family. Now a new chapter in its blood-stained history was about to be written -- for Val Gyrth was coming of age!

On his twenty-fifth birthday, the male heir was taken to the secret room in the East wing of the ancestral home to see the monstrous "thing" that protected the Chalice. And once more the country people were whispering that he would never be the same again.

What was the Gyrth's chilling secret?

Margery Allingham: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery. New York, NY: Macfadden-Bartell, 1963, MB 60-249, 191 p., $0.60.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (UK 1963)

From the Publisher:
A sacred chalice leads to murder
The Gyrth family had guarded the Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for collecting render them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens. These people cherish a desire to possess for their own private pleasure treasure that cannot be bought. And it was by this sort of person that the Chalice, and the lives and happiness of its guardians, were now threatened.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. London: Penguin, 1963, Penguin Books #773, 254 p., 3'6.

Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady (UK 1953)

From the Publisher:
The Gyrth family had guarded The Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for col-lecting rendered them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens. These people cherish a desire to possess for their own private pleasure treasure that cannot be bought. And it was by this sort of person that The Chalice, and the lives and happiness of its guardians, was now threatened. It is relatively easy -- though at times costly -- to guard against the possible, but it is not so easy to guard against the impossible. And this is where -- and why -- Albert Campion appears and this story is told.

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Margery Allingham: Look to the Lady. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1953, Penguin Books #773, 254 p., 2/-.