Scales of Justice, Ngaio Marsh
Scales of Justice, Ngaio Marsh
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Scales of Justice
A Roderick Alleyn Mystery

Author: Ngaio Marsh

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/22/2010


Synopsis

The quiet village of Swevenings seemed an English pastoral paradise, until the savagely beaten body of a lord was found near a tranquil stream. Suddenly, the playground of British bluebloods has been soiled by murder and the lowest sort of intrigue. But if anyone can clean it up, its the famous Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard. Roderick Alleyn's investigation takes him through petty vendettas, an excommander's blend of whiskey and archery, and cocktails on the lawn with a femme fatale. But the motive he's angling for lies even deeper than the trout stream beneath the rustic bridge...

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 Gillian on December 08, 2016

I made the mistake of telling my stepdad, a man with an interest in fishing, that I'd read a mystery in which the scales of a trout played a major role. 'Oh, yeah?' he said. 'How big was it?' I had completely neglected to remember this absolutely crucial piece of information and had to go back and f......more

Goodreads review by Cyndi on November 11, 2017

A cute little murder mystery. But the best part is I found it on youtube read by Benedict Cumberbatch. *romantic sigh* he could make the phone book sound good. The man is a genius at acting the various roles. Oh, and the story is good, too. A who-dunnit mystery involving a fish. Apparently their sca......more

Goodreads review by Janet on July 01, 2018

I generally keep my reviews brief, but this was an odd book. I experienced two stories at the same time. The first story gets a quick comment, the second prompted an essay. The essay is full of spoilers, so skip that if you are planning to read the book anytime soon. 1. The classic murder mystery - s......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 07, 2019

As a true murder mystery not so much. As English village farce, very rich indeed. The reader is invited from the outset to look down at the houses and trout stream, from the point of view of the village nurse who stops with her bicycle (car in shop for repair) surveying the scene she so admires. "Sm......more

Goodreads review by John on February 26, 2015

Many, many, many, many years ago, when I was a little boy in Scotland, the family went on holiday to somewhere Really Glamorous and Thrilling, like Tomintoul. There wasn't much to do in Tomintoul at the best of times except admire the gravestones in the cemetery, but there was even less to do when i......more