Margery Allingham with her first book ["Black'erchief Dick"] has earned for herself no mean place in the ranks of the writers of romantic adventure. Such weaknesses as she displays are clearly those of inexperience, and after taking account of them large measure of credit remains due her….

"Latest Works of Fiction: 'Black'erchief Dick'," in The New York Times Book Review (© 1923 by The New York Times Company; reprinted by permission), November 11, 1923, p. 9.