Surfeit of Lampreys
 Surfeit indeed: This book generally is considered Marsh's best mystery, but I dissent. It is more a comedy of manners with an incidental murder. Those who value the puzzle plot most should look elsewhere. BTW, the English title is Surfeit of Lampreys, a [... more]
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Le dernier printemps de jasmine
Very enjoyable book: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel and was very impressed with the author's ability to develop her characters in such a way that the reader is almost distracted from the "mystery" and becomes involved entirely with the [... more]
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Death in Ecstasy
Just short of excellent: First published in 1936, this mystery is just a bit dated, as one might expect. It is a little too polite by today's standards: the detective and his confidants are never in jeopardy. There is but the one murder and no real [... more]
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Mort au champagne
Author: Ngaio Marsh Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 828'.91 EAN: 9782264040855 ISBN: 2264040858 Number Of Pages: 223 Publication Date: 2005-01-20 [... more]
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Clutch of Constables
Not the best, but still a good way to pass time: The format of this Marsh mystery differed a bit, in that it cut back and forth between Inspector Alleyn teaching a class and the case that he actually uses as an example, which incidentally, involves his [... more]
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Colour Scheme
World War II Spy Mystery: A rundown hotel and spa in the wilds of New Zealand plays host to an egotistical actor, his sharp-witted secretary, an acidic doctor, an obnoxious boarder--and, somewhere in the mix, a killer. Marsh writes evocatively about the [... more]
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Scales of Justice
Good, but Marsh has done better: I really enjoy Marsh's mysteries, and this one was no exception, in that there was a clever plot with a really devious method of committing murder. However, the characters in this book were not as compelling to me as ones [... more]
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Spinsters in Jeopardy
An Atypical Inspector Allen Novel: When he is assigned to investigate a drug ring hiding behind the facade of a cult religion in the south of France, Inspector Allen elects to combine business with pleasure: he will take his wife Troy and their son Ricky [... more]
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Enter a Murderer
Ugh: Ugh! I've read about 6 other books in this series and enjoyed them all. This was a big disappointment. Incredibly boring and long-winded. I really look forward to the characterization in these books but this time they were very poorly described and [... more]
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Artists in Crime
1930s Style at Its Best: This novel, which relates the first meeting between Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn and the artist Agatha Troy, is both a good mystery and a good picture of what kind of book was popular in the 1930s. After Alleyn and [... more]
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Black As He's Painted
Author: Ngaio Marsh Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780006512288 ISBN: 0006512283 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2000-05-04 [... more]
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Scales of Justice
Good, but Marsh has done better: I really enjoy Marsh's mysteries, and this one was no exception, in that there was a clever plot with a really devious method of committing murder. However, the characters in this book were not as compelling to me as ones [... more]
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