Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh

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Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh

It was planned as an act of charity: a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. But its execution was doomed when Miss Campanula sat down to play. A chord was struck, a shot rang out, and Miss Campanula was dead. Who in the quiet village of Chipping would kill wealthy spinster Idris Campanula? Plenty of people, among them her fellow cast members from the troubled charity production. Miss Campanula was a spiteful gossip, gleefully destroying others' lives merely for her own excitement. But once Inspector Roderick Alleyn arrives, he quickly realizes that the murderer might have killed the wrong woman--and may soon stage a repeat performance. This case of sinister infatuation will test the sharp intellect and skill of the brilliant Alleyn.

Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary from her first book in 1934 to her final volume right before her death in 1982, and she is frequently likened to Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.

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ISBN 13 9781937384326
ISBN 10 1937384322
Title Overture to Death
Author Ngaio Marsh
Series Inspector Roderick Alleyn Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Felony & Mayhem
Year published 2012-10-16
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.