Artists in Crime (Roderick Alleyn Series #6)

by Ngaio Marsh Narrated by Nadia May

Overview

In this thrilling yarn, the art of detection gets clouded by desire.

It was a bizarre pose for beautiful model Sonia Gluck-and her last. For in the draperies of her couch lay a fatal dagger, and behind her murder lies all the intrigue and acid-etched temperament of an artist's colony. Called in to investigate, Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn thinks this is just another routine case...for now. The model was killed in full view of the entire class, making everyone in it a suspect. Then there's the matter of a second murder. As if he didn't have enough on his plate,*before he can corner the killer Alleyn finds his own passions unexpectedly stirred by the feisty painter Agatha Troy-brilliant artist and suspected murderess. And Agatha has nothing but scorn for the art of detection.

Editorial Reviews

New York Magazine

"It's time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around."

APRIL 2011 - AudioFile

After meeting during an ocean cruise, Inspector Roderick Alleyn encounters a young artist again when she becomes the suspect in the murder of a model. Marsh’s sixth mystery featuring Alleyn is a great story on its own merits, made more significant by the fact that the young artist in question is Agatha Troy, who would remain a part of the series—first as Alleyn’s friend and lover, then as his wife—for the remaining 26 books. Terry Wilton’s reading is rich and colorful. Although he pronounces the lead character’s name differently than Marsh did, he brings to life a rich cast of characters from various nationalities and backgrounds and vividly evokes the world of England between the wars. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169779189
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	06/22/2005
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #6
Edition description:	Unabridged

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