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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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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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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Death and the Dancing Footman
Thoroughly Enjoyable: Wealthy, self-indulgent Jonathan Royal has decided to amuse himself by hosting a houseparty--but not so much for the pleasure of his visitors as for the satisfaction of his own sense of mischief: his guests have been selected for [... more]
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A Man Lay Dead
What a wonderful start: In 1934 Ngaio Marsh gave us the first of a series which for lovers of the English cozy deserves to be known better than I think it is. This, the first in the series gets things off to a great start. True, this may not be Ms. Marsh' [... more]
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Hand in Glove
Well timed mystery.: One of the pleasures of reading Ngaio Marsh' Alleyn mysteries, is that not only are the mysteries puzzling, but that she has a way of bringing her characters to vivid life. While her skill at writing is largely responsible, so too is [... 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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Singing in the Shrouds
Great characters and atmosphere: Others have commented on the disparaging treatment of the camp, gay steward. Another of the characters is obviously a lesbian, and she is sympathetically written up except that the passengers comment rudely on her " [... more]
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When in Rome
It is time to compare Christie to Marsh: Having read all of Agatha Christies novels I never thought that I would find an author comparable to her. Yet, after reading most of the Ngaio Marsh books I believe it is time to start comparing Agatha Christie to [... 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]
CDN$17.95
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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]
CDN$15.50
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