The Ngaio Marsh Collection (III) - Vintage Murder / Overture to Death

VINTAGE MURDER - Inspector Alleyn #5
The plot centers on a traveling theatrical troupe in New Zealand. One of the cast members was a minor character in Enter a Murderer, and refers to that case early in the story.

OVERTURE TO DEATH - Inspector Alleyn #8
The plot concerns a murder during a village theatrical performance; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-sharp minor plays a prominent part in the story. So does a “Venetian Suite” by Ethelbert Nevin. The murder weapon is a pistol hidden in a piano.