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The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Volume 3 - Death in a White Tie Overture to Death Death at the Bar - cover

The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Volume 3 - Death in a White Tie Overture to Death Death at the Bar

Ngaio Marsh

Publisher: Felony & Mayhem Press

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Summary

Three witty novels by “the finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit” (The Sun).   This volume includes three books in the Golden Age detective series from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master:  Death in a White Tie: A high-society homicide is the talk of the London season: “Marsh’s writing is a pleasure.” —The Seattle Times  Overture to Death: In a Dorset village, a snobby local busybody is silenced for good in this tale by “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” (Kirkus Reviews).  Death at the Bar: A famous barrister is enjoying a pint at the pub—until a dart becomes a deadly weapon . . .   “In her ironic and witty hands the mystery novel can be civilized literature.” —The New York Times
Available since: 12/14/2021.
Print length: 938 pages.

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