Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn Series #4)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Ahhh, prussic acid, that hallmark of classic Golden Age mysteries. 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 she transported herself to the Hereafter.   At least, that’s the romantic view. But Inspector Alleyn has little interest in romance; he’s investigating a murder. Cara was a deeply spiritual young woman, a novice with the House of the Sacred Flame. It seems, however, that somebody was operating from very un-spiritual motivations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937384128
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	03/16/2012
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #4
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	511,854
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ngaio Marsh was born and educated in New Zealand. Along with Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers, she was classed as one of the four original "Queens of Crime"—female crime writers who dominated the crime fiction genre in the 1920s and 1930s.

Editorial Reviews

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

New York Magazine