Flowers for the Judge

Margery Louise Allingham is an English writer belonging to the "golden age of English literature," recognized as the "queen of detective fiction" alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh. She stood out among other authors of this genre, as Agatha Christie expressed, "like a burning lamp."
Allingham's most famous books feature her gentleman detective Albert Campion. This volume includes the seventh and eighth novels of her main series, as well as a collection of stories titled "Mr. Campion, Criminologist."
John Widdecomb always prioritized the firm's reputation. Both twenty years ago and now, when not only his reputation but also the freedom of his cousin is at stake. Mr. Widdecomb preferred to uphold the honor of the publishing house he heads. Meanwhile, Mr. Albert Campion opted to get to the bottom of this tragedy, not only because the publisher's brother is an old friend whom he wishes to rescue from trouble.
A distant relative of Campion, who in his old age created a musical show, requests the detective to find out who is causing trouble for the leading actor. Campion plunges into a world of theatrical passions and intrigues, where he will have to investigate more serious matters than a ruined poster or a pin in a makeup pencil.
Campion receives an anonymous letter mentioning an angel, Peters, and a mole. That same morning, the "Times" newspaper prints a report about the death of R. I. Peters. Apparently, the deceased is none other than a former classmate nicknamed Pig, whom Campion hated in school and about whom there had been no news for over twenty years. At Pig's funeral, Campion meets another classmate who received exactly the same letter and converses with Peters' doctor, who claims that he died from pneumonia. Incredibly, standing before the coffin, Campion hears a very familiar cough behind him. That was exactly how the despicable Pig used to cough…