Last Ditch (Roderick Alleyn Series #29)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Astonishingly, this "Inspector Alleyn" mystery was written in 1977, and Inspector Alleyn has a 21 year old son who gets into trouble in the Channel Islands, necessitating the arrival of Roderick Alleyn himself to sort out the colorful locals and solve the mystery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631940521
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	10/07/2016
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #29
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	289,440
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens of the golden age of mystery, writing 32 mysteries in the Roderick Alleyn series. She grew up in New Zealand.

Editorial Reviews

Set in small but cosmopolitan coastal villages in southeast England and northwest France, this Inspector Roderick Alleyn mystery centering on drugs and murder is as comforting and satisfying as a cup of Earl Grey tea. With the deft touch of a master, Marsh paints her highly visual English countryside sets and charming, gracious characters--mixing a broad canvas of upper-class aristocrats, Bohemian artists, channel-faring sailors and dock hands, with the odd village nutter thrown in for good measure. Nadia May is unfaltering in carrying off this wonderful work which, in its simplicity, is a throwback to a less complicated, more gently paced period. M.D.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

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