Swing, Brother, Swing (Roderick Alleyn Series #15)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Murder strikes a sour note at a jazz concert in this classic detective novel from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.

Lord Pastern and Bagott is given to passionate, peculiar enthusiasms, the latest of which is drumming in a jazz band. His wife is not amused, and she is even less so when her daughter falls for Carlos Rivera, the band’s sleazy accordion player. Nobody likes Rivera very much, so there’s a wealth of suspects when he is shot in the middle of a performance. Happily, Inspector Alleyn is in the audience, ready to make a killer face the music.

Also published under the title A Wreath for Rivera

“A succulent novel.” —The New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937384494
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #15
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	87,937
File size:	754 KB

About the Author

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

Editorial Reviews

James Saxon gives an over-the-top performance in this reissued Inspector Alleyn production, written in 1949. Yes, it’s dated, but it’s such a caricature of the British upper class that listeners will be laughing and wondering who done it at the same time. All the characters get their individual voices—pompous Lord Baggott, whose latest desire is to play in a jazz band; his long-suffering wife; his stepdaughter, Felicite; the smarmy musician she falls for; and the club owner, Breezy. When the musician is killed onstage, it falls to Inspector Alleyn, who is conveniently in the audience, to sort things out. He is the voice of reason amid all the eccentricity. Saxon’s lush delivery never flags through a lengthy investigation and a surprising conclusion. J.B.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2010 - AudioFile