Look to the Lady cover art

Look to the Lady

An Albert Campion Mystery

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Look to the Lady

By: Margery Allingham
Narrated by: David Thorpe
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £14.24

Buy Now for £14.24

About this listen

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 was born in London in 1904. Her first novel was published when she was 17. In 1929 she published The Crime at Black Dudley and introduced the character who was to become the hallmark of her writing - Albert Campion

©1960 Margery Allingham (P)2013 Audible Ltd Cosy Detective Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Crime Thief
All stars
Most relevant
I do like the Campion books and narration well matched to how I'd imagine Albert to sound.
tip top!

much enjoyed

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a classic period mystery with a small supernatural twist that is entertaining throughout. Readers should be aware that some of the original period writing and racial references are now offensive (tbh they could have been dropped without detracting from the story). Otherwise one of the best Campuon tales.

Great reading and narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A great twisty story to listen to . I will search for another of her detective titles now

Full of twists and turns

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Entertaining up to a point but very contrived and implausible. Redeemed to some extent by the good narration.

Implausible

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Would you listen to Look to the Lady again? Why?

I would listen again in the hope of picking up something new.

What did you like best about this story?

You can see the characters of Campion and Lugg solidifying as Margery Allingham gained her stride.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Although consistent, his voice characterisations veer uncomfortably close to parody.

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

No.

Enjoyable but the narration is not the best

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews