The Tiger in the Smoke
 First edition | |
| Author | Margery Allingham |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Albert Campion |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | More Work for the Undertaker |
| Followed by | The Beckoning Lady |
The Tiger in the Smoke is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in 1952 in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus and in the United States by Doubleday. It is the fourteenth novel in the Albert Campion series.
Author J. K. Rowling revealed that is her favorite crime novel.[1]
Plot introduction
Jack Havoc, ex-army, jail-breaker and knife artist, is on the loose on the streets of London once again. In the faded squares of shabby houses, in the furtive alleys and darkened pubs, the word is out that he is back in town, more vicious and cunning than ever. It falls to Albert Campion and Inspector Charles Luke to pit their wits against the killer and hunt him down through the city's November smog before it is too late. Havoc's pursuit of a "treasure" leads him from London ("the Smoke") to Normandy. There Havoc discovers that the treasure is not what he thought it was. The book climaxes in his death.
Film
The story was adapted for a 1956 film Tiger in the Smoke starring Donald Sinden and Muriel Pavlow, but omitting the central character of Campion and handing his dialogue and scenes to other characters, particularly Inspector Luke.
References
- Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke, (London: Chatto & Windus, 1952)
- Margery Allingham, The Tiger in the Smoke, (Vintage, Random House, 2005)
External links
- An Allingham bibliography, with dates and publishers, from the UK Margery Allingham Society