OPENING NIGHT - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006512445 ISBN 13: 9780006512448

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued in B-format.

Dreams of stardom had lured Martyn Tarne from faraway New Zealand to make the dreary, soul-destroying round of West End agents and managers in search of work. The Vulcan Theatre had been her last forlorn hope, and now, driven by sheer necessity, she was glad to accept the humble job of dresser to its leading lady.

And then came the eagerly awaited Opening Night. To Martyn the night brought a strange turn of the wheel of fortune – but to one distinguished member of the cast it was to bring sudden and unforeseen death...

About this title

Review:

‘Miss Marsh at her best... she is thoroughly at home in the wings with a pack of actors locked in the grip of rehearsals and jealous intrigue.’
New Statesman

‘Miss Marsh’s best yet.’
Observer

Book Description:

The usual opening night scandals behind the scenes at the Vulcan Theater - including the leading lady's tumultuous love affair - are upstaged by a death, bring Scotland Yard's Roderick Alleyn scurrying to the wings.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0006512445
• ISBN 13: 9780006512448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242