Artists in Crime, Ngaio Marsh
Artists in Crime, Ngaio Marsh
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Artists in Crime

Author: Ngaio Marsh

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2005

Synopsis

When murder upsets the creative tranquillity of an artists colony, Scotland Yard sends in its most famous investigator. What begins as a routine case turns out most momentous for Roderick Alleyn, whose heart is captured by one of the suspects.

About Ngaio Marsh

Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh's real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public's interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her 'damery' in 1966.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cyndi on November 11, 2017

A really good murder mystery. Inspector Alleyn meets an artist and falls in love. Meanwhile a model is murdered in front of a group of artist but it takes Inspector Alleyn of Scotland Yard to find the killer. P. S. The brilliant Benedict Cumberbatch read it on youtube. Yay!!......more

Goodreads review by Richard on April 22, 2020

I really like these period stories Ms. Marsh creates and the reader who brings them to life. There is a limited cast of suspects as at a small dinner party, and by patient interrogation our hero comes to a successful end with a surprising personal touch along the way. Somehow the writing reminds me o......more

Goodreads review by John on June 06, 2022

SPOILERS AHEAD IN LAST PARAGRAPH Alleyn meets Troy for the first time in the sixth book and falls in love. Of course the path to true love is full of obstacles. They meet on a boat leaving Suva where it does not go well and Alleyn thinks Troy dislikes him. In England a murder takes place near Alleyn......more

Goodreads review by Howard on December 12, 2020

4 Stars for Artists in Crime (audiobook) by Ngaio Marsh read by Benedict Cumberbatch. This was an interesting murder mystery. But the main reason I wanted to listen to this is for the narration. Benedict Cumberbatch did a wonderful job on all of the voices. It was a real treat getting to hear him re......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on December 25, 2018

As nearly perfect as a book can be to please me so successfully on several levels. My approach to these Marsh books featuring Roderick Alleyn has been to grab them from the library shelf without any attention to the order of the series. I got lucky with this one! This book begins with Alleyn travelin......more

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