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Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of New Zealand's most remarkable and charismatic women, was world-renowned as a leading crime fiction writer and as an eminent Shakespearian producer.
From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary, consistently compared to that of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy L Sayers. During her celebrated fifty-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards and penned 32 mystery novels.
From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary, consistently compared to that of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy L Sayers. During her celebrated fifty-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards and penned 32 mystery novels.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Roderick Alleyn
1. A Man Lay Dead (1934)
2. Enter a Murderer (1935)
3. The Nursing Home Murder (1935)
4. Death in Ecstasy (1936)
5. Vintage Murder (1937)
6. Artists in Crime (1938)
7. Death in a White Tie (1938)
8. Overture to Death (1939)
9. Death at the Bar (1940)
10. Surfeit of Lampreys (1940)
aka Death of a Peer
11. Death and the Dancing Footman (1941)
12. Colour Scheme (1943)
13. Died in the Wool (1944)
14. Final Curtain (1947)
15. Swing, Brother, Swing (1949)
aka A Wreath for Rivera
16. Opening Night (1951)
17. Spinsters in Jeopardy (1953)
aka The Bride of Death
18. Scales of Justice (1955)
19. Off with His Head (1956)
20. Singing in the Shrouds (1958)
21. False Scent (1959)
22. Hand in Glove (1962)
23. Dead Water (1963)
24. Death at the Dolphin (1966)
25. Clutch of Constables (1968)
26. When in Rome (1968)
27. Tied Up in Tinsel (1972)
28. Black As He's Painted (1974)
29. Last Ditch (1976)
30. A Grave Mistake (1978)
31. Photo Finish (1980)
32. Light Thickens (1982)
33. Money in the Morgue (2018) (with Stella Duffy)
1. A Man Lay Dead (1934)
2. Enter a Murderer (1935)
3. The Nursing Home Murder (1935)
4. Death in Ecstasy (1936)
5. Vintage Murder (1937)
6. Artists in Crime (1938)
7. Death in a White Tie (1938)
8. Overture to Death (1939)
9. Death at the Bar (1940)
10. Surfeit of Lampreys (1940)
aka Death of a Peer
11. Death and the Dancing Footman (1941)
12. Colour Scheme (1943)
13. Died in the Wool (1944)
14. Final Curtain (1947)
15. Swing, Brother, Swing (1949)
aka A Wreath for Rivera
16. Opening Night (1951)
17. Spinsters in Jeopardy (1953)
aka The Bride of Death
18. Scales of Justice (1955)
19. Off with His Head (1956)
20. Singing in the Shrouds (1958)
21. False Scent (1959)
22. Hand in Glove (1962)
23. Dead Water (1963)
24. Death at the Dolphin (1966)
25. Clutch of Constables (1968)
26. When in Rome (1968)
27. Tied Up in Tinsel (1972)
28. Black As He's Painted (1974)
29. Last Ditch (1976)
30. A Grave Mistake (1978)
31. Photo Finish (1980)
32. Light Thickens (1982)
33. Money in the Morgue (2018) (with Stella Duffy)
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