Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh
23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982 · From New Zealand- Books
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Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of New Zealand’s most remarkable and charismatic women, was world-renowned as a leading crime fiction writer and as an eminent Shakespearian producer.
--ngaio-marsh.org
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Mystery Crime Fiction Classics Thriller
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Scales of Justice
Ngaio Marsh
Roderick Alleyn #18
Final Curtain
Ngaio Marsh
Roderick Alleyn #14
Death and the Dancing Footman
Ngaio Marsh
Roderick Alleyn #11
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The Case of the Golddigger's Purse; Died in the Wool; Pearls Before Swine
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Death of a Peer
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Roderick Alleyn #10Series
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Ngaio Marsh is primarily celebrated for her detective novels featuring Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. She is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Most of Ngaio Marsh's detective novels feature Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn and are best read in publication order to follow his career progression and personal life. While many can be enjoyed as standalones, the series provides a richer experience when read sequentially.
Several of Ngaio Marsh's Chief Inspector Alleyn mysteries have been adapted for television. These include a BBC series in the 1990s starring Patrick Malahide as Alleyn.