Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, Book #2) by Ngaio Marsh
Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, Book #2) by Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh was what you might call "known" for her writing -- she was named a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America, was made a Dame (the ladies' equivalent of a knighthood) by the British Crown, and, over the course of 50 years, wrote more than 30 novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn. On the side, however, she was also a well respected theatrical producer (having started out as an actress), and her passion for and knowledge of the theater was displayed in many of Alleyn's adventures, not least in Enter a Murderer.
The Inspector has been invited to an opening night, a new play in which two characters quarrel and then struggle for a gun, with predictably sad results. Even sadder, the gun was not, in fact, loaded with blanks.
Felony & Mayhem, Softcover, 2012
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