Books by Ngaio Marsh
“I’d never read Ngaio Marsh at all until about a year ago. Her inspector is brilliant. He’s called Roderick Alleyn. He’s very wry. He’s highly educated and is constantly quoting Shakespeare. He’s got a lovely relationship with his colleagues in Scotland Yard. Ngaio Marsh had a lot of experience in the theatre, so quite a lot of her novels are set there, including this one. She’s very good on what actors were like in the 1920s and 30s. They were horrors, many of them. The idea of the awful luvvie is brilliant in these books.” Read more...
Stig Abell, Journalist
“This one is from 1972 and sees her regular Scotland Yard sleuth, Roderick Alleyn, drawn into a country house murder mystery after someone disappears from the house party. Just to add extra spice to the case, many of the servants at this house are convicted murderers who have served their time and been released — altruism or cunning scheme? The reader must decide!” Read more...
The Best Classic Christmas Mysteries
Caroline Crampton, Memoirist
Interviews where books by Ngaio Marsh were recommended
The Best Classic Christmas Mysteries, recommended by Caroline Crampton
Looking for a cosy mystery to settle down with in front of the fire this holiday season? Look no further. We asked Caroline Crampton, creator and host of the Shedunnit podcast, to recommend her favourite classic mystery books set during the Christmas period.
The Best Classic Crime, recommended by Stig Abell
The crime book genre is massive and caters to all sorts of tastes, but once you find a detective or main character you love, there are few pleasures greater than reading the entire series. British journalist Stig Abell, author of Death Under a Little Sky, picks some of the best classic crime, books he’s read over and over again.
