Ngaio Marsh Libros
23 de abril de 1895 – 18 de febrero de 1982
Ngaio Marsh fue una maestra de la narración, cuyas novelas de crímenes están imbuidas de su profunda apreciación por el teatro y la pintura. A lo largo de una carrera de cincuenta años, elaboró intrincados misterios, presentando al memorable detective Roderick Alleyn. Las obras de Marsh a menudo exploran los mundos dramáticos del escenario y el estudio de arte, combinando el suspenso con agudas observaciones de la naturaleza humana. Su estilo distintivo y su profundidad temática solidificaron su legado como una figura prominente en la edad de oro de la ficción de detectives.
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the ninth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
The discovery of a piece of authentic Shakespearean memorabilia leads to a murder at the recently reopened Dolphin theater and Inspector Alleyn investigates
Death in a White Tie / Overture to Death / Death at the Bar
- 848 páginas
- 30 horas de lectura
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the third volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the tenth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
A Grave Mistake
- 256 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday... A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener. In fact, she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide. Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, C.I.D., digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder.
Died in the Wool / Final Curtain / Swing, Brother, Swing
- 768 páginas
- 27 horas de lectura
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the fifth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
Photo Finish
- 264 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
The murder of a famous opera soprano finds Inspector Alleyn crawling around backstage in her life, interviewing agents, past lovers, servants, and others hoping to learn who dispatched La Sommita with her own stiletto.
A classic Ngaio Marsh novel which features blood-curdling murders in the confines of a riverboat, the Zodiac, cruising through Constable country. schovat popis
Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the seventh volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.
