Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh
On a cold February night the police find the third corpse on the quayside in the Pool of London, her body covered with flower petals and pearls. The killer walked away, singing. When the cargo ship, Cape Farewell, sets sail, she carries nine passengers, one of whom is known to be the murderer. Which is why Superintendent Roderick Alleyn joins the ship at Portsmouth on the most difficult assignment of his professional career...
'Superlatively good' Sunday Times 'Ngaio Marsh at her intelligent best.' Times Literary Supplement 'Astoundingly good moments of pure hilarity set among moments of real fear. Masterly.' Daily Express 'Really excellent a proper and classic detective story.' BBC
Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh's real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public's interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her 'damery' in 1966.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006512462 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006512461 |
| Title | Singing in the Shrouds |
| Author | Ngaio Marsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2002-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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