Published in 1941, Traitor's Purse is "a wartime masterpiece" (The Guardian).
"Uncommonly exciting stuff, replete with Allingham's skill in story-building and the plausible characters that make her as much a fine novelist as a mystery writer." The New Republic
"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light. And she has another quality, not usually associated with crime stories, elegance." Agatha Christie