Ngaio Marsh Books
Ngaio Marsh was a masterful storyteller whose crime novels are imbued with her deep appreciation for theatre and painting. Across a career spanning fifty years, she crafted intricate mysteries, introducing the memorable detective Roderick Alleyn. Marsh's works often explore the dramatic worlds of the stage and the art studio, blending suspense with keen observations of human nature. Her distinctive style and thematic depth solidified her legacy as a prominent figure in the golden age of detective fiction.
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the ninth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
Death at the Dolphin
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
At the newly restored Dolphin Theatre, murder takes center stage. The once-dilapidated Dolphin Theater, now restored to its former glory, is open again-and all of London is buzzing about its new play, The Glove, inspired by the discovery of a genuine Shakespearean glove. But on one unfortunate evening, the Dolphin opens its doors to the harshest critic of all: death. Now Inspector Roderick Alleyn must find out who stole the scene with a most murderous act.
Death in a White Tie / Overture to Death / Death at the Bar
- 848 pages
- 30 hours of reading
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the third volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the tenth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
A Grave Mistake
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday... A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener. In fact, she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide. Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, C.I.D., digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder.
Died in the Wool / Final Curtain / Swing, Brother, Swing
- 768 pages
- 27 hours of reading
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the fifth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
Photo Finish
- 264 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The murder of a famous opera soprano finds Inspector Alleyn crawling around backstage in her life, interviewing agents, past lovers, servants, and others hoping to learn who dispatched La Sommita with her own stiletto.
A classic Ngaio Marsh novel which features blood-curdling murders in the confines of a riverboat, the Zodiac, cruising through Constable country. schovat popis
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the seventh volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
