False Scent - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312968981 ISBN 13: 9780312968984

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1999

Synopsis

The indomitable Inspector Roderick Alleyn is sent to sniff out the case of the beloved "queen of British theater," Mary Bellamy, who has been found murdered in a cloud of perfume--a case reeking with likely suspects. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

‘Miss Marsh triumphs.’
Daily Telegraph

‘High-spirited, amusing .. neatly contrived from start to finish.’
New Statesman

‘As high-spirited and amusing as Surfeit of Lampreys.’
New Statesman

From the Back Cover:

Mary Bellamy, aging darling of the London stage, holds a 50th birthday party: a gala where she has assembled everyone who loves her and fears her power. Then someone uses a deadly insect spray on Mary instead of the azaleas.
The suspects, all very theatrically, are playing the part of mourners. Superintendent Alleyn has to find out which one has played the part of murderer...

'The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers'
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

'As high-spirited and amusing as Surfeit of Lampreys... neatly contrived from start to finish.'
NEW STATESMAN

'Her work is as nearly flawless as makes no odds. Character, plot, wit, good writing and sound technique.'
SUNDAY TIMES

'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

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0312968981
• ISBN 13: 9780312968984
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback