Final Curtain

The reviewer notes on the cover said it was "time to stop comparing Marsh to Agatha Christie, and start comparing Christie to Marsh", implying (and elsewhere boldly stating) that Marsh was the better writer. I've read just about everything Christie put out, and quite a bit of Marsh's oeuvre, and whi......more

14th Alleyn book from 1947. Lucky to have read another Felony & Mayhem pristine paperback from my library. I can only conclude few patrons have found the trove of Marsh books as each seem brand new to me. Shhh! In the timeline of the married life of Agatha Troy, painter, and her Scotland Yard husband......more

Final Curtain (1947) by Ngaio Marsh finds Agatha Troy waiting for her husband's return from several years of war work in New Zealand and Australia. Inspector Alleyn is due back any time and Troy worries that the long separation may have spoiled their young relationship. When a request (a near-royal......more

Ооооочень приятная книга. Я буквально влюбилась в Найо Марш и её главных героев, в атмосферу романа, во все эти упоминания деталей, характерных для быта 40-х годов. Вот только детективная развязка меня не устроила - логика преступления не показалась убедительной, а оборванная концовка после неспешно......more