Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn Series #4)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Tainted wine sends a member of a religious sect to meet her maker in a witty mystery marked by “quiet, intelligent deduction” (Kirkus Reviews).

Did lovely Cara Quoyne get a whiff of the bitter almonds as she raised the goblet to her lips? We’ll never know: With a single sip of prussic acid she transported herself to the Hereafter.

Now Inspector Alleyn must investigate a murder at the House of the Sacred Flame, a rather quirky little religious sect in London where Cara was a novice. It seems that somebody was operating from very un-spiritual motivations . . .

“Much better than the average run of mystery tales.” —The New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937384135
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	104,346
File size:	711 KB

About the Author

Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) was one of the celebrated queens of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

Editorial Reviews

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

New York Magazine