DEATH AT THE DOLPHIN - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

3.95

1,979 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 000651250X ISBN 13: 9780006512509

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1999

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The restoration of a bombed-out London theatre ends in violent death – and one of Marsh’s most vivid and dramatic novels

When the bombed-out Dolphin Theatre is given to Peregrine Jay by a mysterious wealthy patron, he is overjoyed. And when the mysterious oil millionaire also gives him a glove that belonged to Shakespeare, Peregrine displays it in the dockside theatre and writes a successful play about it.

But then a murder takes place, a boy is attacked, the glove is stolen. Could it be that oil and water don’t mix? Inspector Roderick Alleyn is determined to find out...

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‘A really marvellous Marsh.’
PUNCH

‘A first-rate book – an enticing opening, a fine whodunnit plot and exceptional richness in characterisation, background and humour. Don’t miss it on any account.’
SUNDAY TIMES

‘Shows Ngaio at the top of her form, combining a strong plot with well-developed characters and a variety of unexpected detail.’
MARGARET LEWIS

‘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

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When the bombed-out Dolphin Theatre is given to Peregrine Jay by a wealthy but mysterious patron, he is overjoyed. And when the mysterious oil millionaire also gives him a glove that belonged to Shakespeare, Peregrine displays it in the dockside theatre and writes a successful play about it.

But then a murder takes place, a boy is attacked, the glove is stolen. Could it be that oil and water don't mix? Inspector Roderick Alleyn is determined to find out...

"A first-rate book – an enticing opening, a fine whodunit plot and exceptional richness in characterisation, background and humour. Don’t miss it on any account."
SUNDAY TIMES

"Shows Ngaio at the top of her form, combining a strong plot with well-developed characters and a variety of unexpected detail."
MARGARET LEWIS

"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

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