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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
The later Campion novels focused more on the criminals than on Campion -- Allingham created some memorable sociopaths, and explored their thoughts and actions -- esp. creepy was "The Tiger in the Smoke".
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I agree; "The Tiger in the Smoke" is my favourite in the series so far, and introduced Chief Inspector Charles Luke, who also (now a Superintendent) appears in "Hide My Eyes". Both are "inverted detective stories" (think "Columbo"), where the reader knows from the start who the criminal is, and the book describes the detective's search for the truth.