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Death in Ecstasy
  
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Death in Ecstasy (Paperback)

by Ngaio Marsh (Author)
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'A novelist of glittering accomplishment.' Sunday Times 'She writes better than Christie!' New York Times


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Another classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued in B-format. The poison was cyanide, slipped into the sacred wine of ecstasy just before it was presented to Miss Cara Quayne at the House of the Sacred Flame. The victim was a deeply religious initiate who had trained for a month for her last ceremony. She was also a very beautiful woman! The suspects were the other initiates and the High Priest. All claimed they were above earthly passions. But Cara Quayne had provoked lust, jealousy -- and murder. Roderick Alleyn suspected that more evil still lurked behind the Sign of the Sacred Flame!
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Clever Novel Lowered By Homosexual Hysteria, Déc 8 2001
Par Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Death in Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
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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4.0étoiles sur 5 Quite Good, Juil 19 2000
This review is from: Death in Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
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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4.0étoiles sur 5 Just short of excellent, Avril 2 2000
Par Roger Long "longrush" (Port Clinton, OH USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Death in Ecstasy (Mass Market Paperback)
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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