Books by Ngaio Marsh (5)
1.
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
When a party participant at a Murder Game party actually comes up dead, Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn is called to the case, and discovers an intricate puzzle of betrayal.
2.
Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
It was a horrible death - lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to die. Far from home on a wartime quest for German agents, Chief Inspector Alleyn knew that any number of people could have killed him.
3.
Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
At an English pub, a dart becomes a deadly weapon: “Any Ngaio Marsh story is certain to be Grade A.” —The New York Times A game of darts does involve some danger, but it’s rarely lethal. There are exceptions, however, like the famous barrister who was enjoying a pint at the Plume of Feathers pub, and is now residing at the morgue. But Inspector Roderick Alleyn has a growing hunch that this peculiar “accident” can be traced to an old legal case . . . “A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews
4.
Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
A diva is dead in New Zealand . . . “A neat little puzzle, sparkling writing . . .a book that should make all readers happy.” —The New York Times The soprano Isabella Sommita was widely loathed, so much so that the problem with solving her murder is less a lack of plausible suspects than an embarrassment of options. On a lavish island estate, cut off from the mainland by a sudden storm, Roderick Alleyn is among the guests, and fortunately can take charge in the coppers’ absence, in this delightful detective novel by the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master. “Her socialite detective, Roderic... continue
5.
Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
When Inspector Roderick Alleyn travels to New Zealand with members of an English comedy company, he stumbles upon a deadly diversion among the company's operatic intrigues, and must investigate.