The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Volume 3: Death in a White Tie, Overture to Death, Death at the Bar

Ngaio Marsh

Dec 2021 · Roderick Alleyn · FelonyandMayhem+ORM

About this ebook

Three witty novels by “the finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit” (The Sun).
 
This volume includes three books in the Golden Age detective series from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master:
 
Death in a White Tie: A high-society homicide is the talk of the London season: “Marsh’s writing is a pleasure.” —The Seattle Times
 
Overture to Death: In a Dorset village, a snobby local busybody is silenced for good in this tale by “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Death at the Bar: A famous barrister is enjoying a pint at the pub—until a dart becomes a deadly weapon . . .
 
“In her ironic and witty hands the mystery novel can be civilized literature.” —The New York Times

About the author

Ngaio Marsh was born on April 23, 1895 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She attended St. Mary's College and Canterbury University. She worked in the theater acting, producing, and even painting scenery. She was a partner in an interior decorating business in England from 1928 to 1932. She later returned to New Zealand and produced plays for a Shakespearean repertory company. She also worked with the Drama Department of Canterbury University. During World War II, she served in the New Zealand Red Cross Transport Unit. She traveled to England frequently and founded the British Commonwealth Theatre Company in 1949. Her first novel, A Man Lay Dead, was published in 1934. She wrote more than 40 books including the Roderick Alleyn Mysteries series and Black Beech and Honeydew. She also wrote theatrical and television plays. She was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1949 and was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. The Mystery Writers of America named her a Grand Master in 1977. She died on February 18, 1982 at the age of 82.