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Death in Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)

by Ngaio Marsh (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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"It's time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around." --New York magazine

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The Ritual Wine Taste of Evil

When lovely Cara Quayne dropped dead to the floor after drinking the ritual wine at the House of the Sacred Flame, she was having a religious experience of a sort unsuspected by the other initiates. Discovering how the fatal prussic acid got into the bizarre group's wine is but one of the perplexing riddles that confronts Scotland Yard's Inspector Rocerick Alleyn when he's called to discover who sent this wealthy cult member to her untimely death.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Clever Novel Lowered By Homosexual Hysteria, Dec 8 2001
By Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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One of the few truly regrettable aspects of Marsh's writing is her marked habit of depicting gay characters as ineffectual, rather slimy, and altogether unlikable individuals--something not seen in the works of the more widely read Christie, who also occasionally includes implicitly gay and lesbian characters in her works. This tendency resurfaces in DEATH IN ECSTACY, and it detracts considerably from Marsh's otherwise extremely fine writing, particularly in regard to her over-all talent for dismissing stereotypes and creating fully rounded characters. But if one can overlook Marsh's homosexual hysterial, one will likely find DEATH IN ESCTACY one of her more interestingly atmospheric novels, effectively depicting a cult-like religion and the often neurotic individuals who swirl around it--including some who may have motives for murder.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Good, July 19 2000
Not my favorite Marsh, but still very good. Nigel Bathgate (AKA Inspector Alleyn's "Watson") is simply a bored journalist looking for something to do on a rainy day. He spies the mysterious "church" across the street from him, sneaks in to a secret ceremony, and quite by accident, ends up witnessing a murder. Who does he call but his own favorite Scotland Yard detective, Roderick Alleyn. An interesting blend of spiritualism, money, drugs and murder.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just short of excellent, April 2 2000
By Roger Long "longrush" (Port Clinton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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First published in 1936, this mystery is just a bit dated, as one might expect. It is a little too polite by today's standards: the detective and his confidants are never in jeopardy. There is but the one murder and no real foreshadowing of another possible homicide. The plot might well have been improved by more action or at least the threat of something dire. Despite this, the ambience and characterizations are superior to most present-day whodunits. The only flaw in the characterizations is in Ms. Marsh's attempts to write grating American slang. If the reader likes Agatha Christie and the novels that are more puzzle than danger, this is a very good choice.
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