False Scent by Ngaio Marsh
Mary Bellamy is the sweetheart of the London stage, fluffy as only an elderly lady of 50( ) can be. Her fans and friends--and who didn't adore, positively adore darling Mary?--are heartbroken when somehow Mary manages to spritz herself not with her favorite perfume but with the deadly insecticide meant to be sprayed on the azaleas. Inspector Alleyn begins by smelling something fishy (everything he learns about lovely, fragile Mary suggests that in fact she was a rather vicious battleax), but he very quickly starts smelling something different.something like a rat.
Ngaio Marsh, born Edith Ngaio Marsh in 1895, grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. She wrote 32 mystery novels between 1934 and 1982, earning her widespread acclaim and comparisons to Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Margery Allingham. In addition to writing, she pursued her passion for theater and directed a number of plays as a member of the University of Canterbury Drama Society. Her Shakespearian productions were highly praised, and many of her mystery novels reflect her interest in theater, with drama-centered plots and characters. She also wrote plays, essays, and an autobiography titled Black Beech and Honeydew. In 1966 she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her accomplishments in the arts, and in 1978 she was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Dame Ngaio Marsh split her time between New Zealand and the UK, and died in Christchurch in 1982. Her home there is now a museum
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312968984 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312968981 |
| Titel | False Scent |
| Autor | Ngaio Marsh |
| Serie | Roderick Alleyn Mysteries |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | St. Martin's Dead Letter |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1999-04-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 224 |
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