- Paperback
- Publisher: Berkley Pub Group (Mm); Reissue edition (August 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425143317
- ISBN-13: 978-0425143315
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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A Roderick Alleyn story, in Peter Wimsey vein. First rate yarn, with unusual set-up in murder of artist model in view of whole class, everyone of whom is suspect, and most of whom had the opportunity. Clues point hither and yon, but most of them to one man - who is found murdered also. There's a romance throughout - and good background stuff. A sloppy piece of editing and proof-reading keep it out of the top class. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Book Description
A difficult police investigation awaits Inspector Roderick Alleyn when the prime suspect in the case of a murdered model turns out to be the woman he loves. This is a new edition of the thriller by popular crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh, which has not been in print for many years.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit disappointed,
By MK Writer "hedwig_owl" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Artists in Crime (Mass Market Paperback)
I guess that on my quest to read as many Marsh novels as possible, my expectations have grown. While it was fun watching Alleyn falling head over heels in love, neither the plot nor the characters particularly grabbed me. I think the artists all came off a bit as stereotypes, at times downright annoying. Not a bad read, but far from Marsh's best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
1930s Style at Its Best,
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This review is from: Artists in Crime (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel, which relates the first meeting between Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn and the artist Agatha Troy, is both a good mystery and a good picture of what kind of book was popular in the 1930s. After Alleyn and Troy meet on a ship sailing back to England from the South Pacific (and they do not meet well, although he is interested in her), Alleyn is called to investigate a murder at Troy's home conveniently down the road from his mother's. An artist's model has been murdered, and there is literally a cast of suspects who had the motivation to 'do her in', including Troy herself. The plot is pretty procedural, although the identity of the murderer is kept hidden for quite awhile. The great thing is the language and style of the novel: slang terms, endearments, and descriptions of people are wonderfully appropriate to the time in which the novel first appeared. The relationship between Alleyn and his mother could not be written 'straight' today: the 'darlings' and 'mammas' would be a joke in the 21st century, especially since Alleyn is not a young man at this point. Troy and Alleyn's misunderstandings, and the rather melodramatic 'Epilogue in a Garden' is fun to read and would have played well to the original readers; it's full of dramatic tension and yet a little silly at the same time. Better than most modern mysteries.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Clever Mystery introduces Agatha Troy,
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This review is from: Artists in Crime (Mass Market Paperback)
When a beautiful model is murdered in a most unlikely way, Inspector Allen is required to investigate both the crime and the woman of his dreams: noted artist Agatha Troy. Marsh's generally superior skills as a writer are a bit muddy in this novel, but even so her cast of characters--particularly Allen's mother, Troy, and the art students--are colorfully drawn and combined with an unusually clever plot. A must-read for Marsh fans!
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