The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Volume 3: Death in a White Tie, Overture to Death, Death at the Bar

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Three witty novels by “the finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit” (The Sun).
 
This volume includes three books in the Golden Age detective series from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master:
 
Death in a White Tie: A high-society homicide is the talk of the London season: “Marsh’s writing is a pleasure.” —The Seattle Times
 
Overture to Death: In a Dorset village, a snobby local busybody is silenced for good in this tale by “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Death at the Bar: A famous barrister is enjoying a pint at the pub—until a dart becomes a deadly weapon . . .
 
“In her ironic and witty hands the mystery novel can be civilized literature.” —The New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631942730
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	938
Sales rank:	214,333
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

New Zealander Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) is recognized as being one of the four "Queens of Crime," alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. Over the span of 48 years, she published 32 mystery novels, all of them starring British Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Her most popular books include Vintage Murder, A Man Lay Dead, and A Grave Mistake. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966.