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9780006156505: Enter a Murderer

Synopsis

Alleyn's friend, Nigel, stood near the centre of the stage. He had moved forward towards the wings, when a voice warned him to look out. An instant later, Inspector Alleyn hurled himself at Nigel, driving him backwards and out of the way of a falling object.

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About the Author

Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh’s real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handed revived the New Zealand public’s interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her ‘damery’ in 1966.

From the Back Cover

THE ALLEYN MYSTERIES

The Crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet.

The Victim was Arthur Surbonadier, an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent.

The Suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims.

The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases…

"This brilliant New Zealander Ngaio Marsh claims a high level as to sheer writing and still more as a view of humanity"
ELIZABETH BOWEN

"The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an express."
THE SUN

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