Spinsters In Jeopardy

For once not a mystery from Marsh but a ripping yarn -- a ripping yarn about cults, drug trafficking, muddled identities and general derring-do. There's a mystery element in the tale, to be sure, but it very much takes the back seat in what's otherwise a romp. The Yard's Roderick Alleyn is being lent......more

The French Riveria, the occult, a possible murder and a kidnapping. Alleyn with Troy and their son Ricky go on a busman’s holiday. He has ben asked to investigate the House of the Silver Goat by the French surete as a spy. Right from the start there is action, did they see a murder from their train......more

È il primo libro che leggo di Ngaio Marsh e devo dire che la sua scrittura è piuttosto fluida e si legge bene. Ovviamente non posso paragonarli hai precedenti non avendoli letti. 😅......more

I'm currently reading through the Ngaio Marsh Roderick Alleyn mysteries in order for a challenge with the Reading the Detectives group on Goodreads. Although I'm enjoying them, some have become a bit samey - but that could never be said about this one, which is a completely bonkers thriller. It's on......more