Ngaio Marsh

Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens (she has been called the empress) of England's Golden Age of mystery fiction. And in true Golden Age fashion, her oeuvre opens with, yes, a country-house party between the two world wars - servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies all slink and smolder. Even more delicious: The host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a new and especially exciting version of that beloved parlor entertainment, The Murder Game.

A Man Lay Dead

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Greengages Hotel is a sumptuous sanctuary for the super-rich--until its most pampered hypochondriac finds a cure and then loses her life. Was it a clear case of suicide--or a cold-blooded murder? Scotland Yard sends Superintendent Alleyn to find out, and he is about to knock on the gilded gates where murder has paid a call.

Grave Mistake

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There will always be an England, and in the world of traditional crime fiction, there will always be an Upper Quintern, the sort of Little English Village that is home mostly to the very rich and the servants who make their lives delightful. But Sybil Foster s life is not delightful, even if she does have an extremely talented gardener. Exhausted from her various family stresses a daughter, for instance, who wants to marry a man without a title Sybil takes herself off to a local hotel that specializes in soothing shattered nerves. When she s killed, Inspector Alleyn has a real puzzler on his hands: Yes, she was silly, snobbish, and irritating. But if that were enough motive for murder, half of England would be six feet under."

A Grave Mistake

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Death in a White Tie

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Ah, the London Debutante Season: Giggles and tea-dances, white dresses and inappropriate romances. And much too much champagne. And, apparently, a blackmailer, which is where Inspector Roderick Alleyn comes in. The social whirl is decidedly not Alleyn's environment, so he brings in an assistant in the form of Lord "Bunchy" Gospell, everybody's favorite uncle. Bunchy is more than loveable; he's also got some serious sleuthing skills. But before he can unmask the blackmailer, a murder is announced. And everyone suddenly stops giggling.

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Black as He's Painted

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With the notion of bringing together the most bitter of enemies for his own amusement, a bored, mischievous millionaire throws a house party. As a brutal snowstorm strands the unhappy guests, the party receives a most unwelcome visitor: death. Now the brilliant inspector Roderick Alleyn must step in to decipher who at the party is capable of cold-blooded murder. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Death and the Dancing Footman

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Dead Water

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Final Curtain

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Scales of Justice

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Hand in Glove

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Setting in for a cozy night of brandy and darts at the pub, an inebriated lawyer suffers a seemingly harmless dart puncture. But within moments of his injury, the unlucky barrister loses more than a simple game of darts--he loses his life. Called in to investigate this alleged accident, Inspector Roderick Alleyn wonders about the rules of this friendly bar game--and probes into a pub full of motives for murder. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Death at the Bar

A Wreath for Rivera

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Artists in Crime

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A murder committed at Halberds Manor brings Superintendent Roderick Alleyn to this old English house staffed by ex-convicts

Tied up in Tinsel

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The usual opening night scandals behind the scenes at the Vulcan Theater--including the leading lady's tumultuous love affair--are upstaged by a death, bring Scotland Yard's Roderick Alleyn scurrying to the wings. Reprint.

Night at the Vulcan

Lake Waihoe was the ideal place for the famous soprano to rest after her tour. Chief Superintendent Alleyn and his wife were among the house guests, but theirs was not a social visit.

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Forged paintings, theft, and murder disrupt the voyage of the Zodiac

Clutch of Constables

The Cape Farewell steams out to sea, carrying a serial strangler who says it with flowers and a little song. Behind, on a fogbound London dock, lies his latest lovely victim; and on board, working undercover to identify him before he strikes again, is Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But—with a collection of neurotic, bombastic, shifty, and passionate passengers at one another’s throats—how long can he keep the investigation on course?

First there was high-pitched singing and then a woman's body was found, covered with flowers. Three victims fell before Scotland Yard's Roderick Allyen set out on a luxury cruiser, convinced that the musical murderer was aboard.

Singing in the Shrouds

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(Roderick Alleyn No. 32)

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The village of South Mardian always observes the winter solstice with an ancient, mystical sword dance--complete with costumed performers. This year, however, the celebration turns into an execution when one of the dancers is murdered. Now Inspector Alleyn has to perform some nimble steps of his own to solve the case. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Death of a Fool

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The crime was committed on stage at the theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the victim was an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases.

Enter a Murderer

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Two Inspector Alleyn novels, an autobiographical work about the author "Black beech & honeydew" plus a bonus story "Morepork". This volume also contains photographs of the author's life.

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The Lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cash. They all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicated. And when Uncle Gabriel Lamprey dies, Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn is called in.

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