Synopsis
Murder, blackmail and drug-dealing on the Tiber combine in one of Ngaio Marsh’s liveliest and most evocative novels.
When their guide disappears mysteriously in the depths of a Roman Basilica, the members of Mr Sebastian Mailer’s tour group seem strangely unperturbed.
But when a body is discovered in an Etruscan sarcophagus, Superintendent Alleyn, in Rome incognito on the trail of an international drug racket, is very much concerned…
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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 an actress and producer and almost single-handedly 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.
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When their guide disappears mysteriously in the depths of a Roman Basilica, the members of Mr Sebastian Mauler's tour group seem strangely unperturbed.
But when a body is discovered in an Etruscan sarcophagus, Superintendent Alleyn, in Rome on the trail of an international drug racket, is very much concerned…
"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Chrisite and Dorothy Sayers."
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
"Excellent Roman detailed background… a lively thriller whodunit."
OBSERVER
"One of her best books for a long time… keeps us guessing most craftily."
DAILY TELEGRAPH
"The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress."
THE SUN
Don't miss the other Inspector Alleyn novels available in this series, including: 'Vintage Murder, Colour Scheme, Final Curtain, Scales of Justice' and 'Death at the Dolphin.'
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