Death of a Fool - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312968329 ISBN 13: 9780312968328

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1999

Synopsis

02 A ritual dance becomes a murderous mambo...

At the winter solstice, South Mardian's swordsmen weave their blades in an ancient ritual dance. But for one of them, the excitement proves too heady, and his decapitation turns the fertility rite into a pageant of death. Now Inspector Roderick Alleyn must penetrate not only the mysteries of folklore, but the secrets and sins of an eccentric group who include a surly blacksmith, a domineering dowager, and a not-so-simple village idiot.

About this title

Review:

‘The incomparable Ngaio Marsh.’
Daily Express

‘Mrs Marsh’s work has the hallmark of the master. She is at the top of her form. Definitely first-class plus.’
Queen

‘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 the Author:

From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary, and is often compared to that of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. During her celebrated fifty-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, was named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards, and penned 32 mystery novels.

Now St. Martin's Dead Letter Mysteries is thrilled to make all of Marsh's novels available again for old fans to relish and new ones to discover. So sit back, draw the curtains, lock the doors, and put yourself in the hands of Grande Dame of detective novels...

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0312968329
• ISBN 13: 9780312968328
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 288