Singing in the Shrouds (Roderick Alleyn Series #20)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

The good ship Cape Farewell is steaming out to sea, with a passenger-list and crew fairly littered with the shifty, the twitchy, the peculiar, and the up-to-no-good. Arguably the up-to-no-goodest is a strangler with a romantic streak: He likes to leave his ladies with a flower and a charming little song. Alleyn boards the Cape at Portsmouth, determined that no one else is going to get strangled on his watch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631940170
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	12/07/2014
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #20
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,013,267
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens of British mystery. Born in New Zealand, she was the author of 32 titles in the Inspector Roderick Alleyn series.

Editorial Reviews

Ngaio Marsh at her intelligent best.

Times Literary Supplement

Ngaio Marsh at her intelligent best.

Times Literary Supplement (UK)

It's time to compare Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.

New York Magazine

A serial killer has been strangling young women; his trademark is broken beads and flowers strewn over the bodies. But Singing in the Shrouds is no bloody, psychological thriller; instead, it is a gentle, mannered "cozy" by a famous classic mystery writer. When a victim is found on the docks, an incognito Inspector Alleyn becomes a passenger on a departing vessel. The other nine passengers include a TV talk show star; a middle-aged femme fatale; a crotchety, retired schoolmaster; and a sober spinster. As the ship sails to the tropics, Alleyn tries desperately to discover who the killer is and then to protect the other passengers. James Saxon does an outstanding reading job; his vocalization of a woman's "masculine voice" is particularly admirable. Unfortunately, while this late work by Marsh follows the standard golden age format, the classic simplistic plot is accompanied by a set of characters who are remarkably one-dimensional, even for the subgenre. Still, someone looking for light listening could do much worse. Recommended for all medium to large libraries.DI. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

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

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