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English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966)

Also known as: Margery Louise Allingham, Margery Louise Allingham Carter, Maxwell March, Луиза Аллингем, مارجيري ألينغهام, マージェリー・アリンガム

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Known works

  • The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
  • Look to the Lady; or, The Gyrth Chalice Mystery (2006)
  • Pearls Before Swine (1940)
  • The beckoning lady (1955)
  • The Fashion in Shrouds (2000)