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Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312966032 ISBN 13: 9780312966034

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1998

Synopsis

At a rundown spa in World War II New Zealand, Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself investigating the bizarre murder of a would-be health seeker in the local mud baths and uncovers a hotbed of criminal espionage. Reprint.

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Review:

‘The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers’
Times Literary Supplement

‘The queen of the straight crime novel – long may she reign!’
Sunday Times

‘The brilliant New Zealander Ngaio Marsh claims a high level as to sheer writing and still more as a view of humanity.’
Elizabeth Bowen

‘Nobody begins to touch Ngaio Marsh’s skill at creating corpses and suspects... her dialogue is a continuous delight.’
New York Herald Tribune

‘The finest writer in the English languange of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress.’
The Sun

About the Author:

From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary, and is often compared to that of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers. During her celebrated fifty-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, was named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards, and penned 32 mystery novels. So sit back, draw the curtains, lock the doors, and put yourself in the hands of the Grande Dame of detective novels...

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312966032
• ISBN 13: 9780312966034
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 280