Final Curtain (Roderick Alleyn Series #14)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

A Shakespearean actor shuffles off his mortal coil in this “skillfully wrought” country-house mystery (The New York Times).

Sir Henry Ancred, a celebrated Shakespearean actor, has arranged to have his portrait painted by Agatha Troy, wife of Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But when Ancred is killed at his own birthday party, leaving behind a family full of suspects, Troy’s work ends and Inspector Alleyn’s begins . . .

“It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” —New York Magazine

“A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937384487
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #14
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
Sales rank:	89,127
File size:	904 KB

About the Author

Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) was one of the celebrated queens of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

Editorial Reviews

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

New York Magazine