"It's time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around." - New York Magazine
From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary and is often compared to that of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers. During her celebrated 50-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, was named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards and penned 32 mystery novels. So sit back, draw the curtains, lock the doors and put yourself in the hands of the Grand Dame of detective novels....
A grand piano, a game of darts and a painted portrait touch off three of the Grand Dame's finest Roderick Alleyn mysteries. Discover for the first time or enjoy anew Overture to Death, Death at the Bar, and Final Curtain.