Death of a Peer - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425143538 ISBN 13: 9780425143537

Publisher: Berkley, 1994

Synopsis

Inspector Alleyn probes the untimely death of Charles Lamprey's wealthy older brother and uncovers a ruthless killer among members of the British aristocracy. Reissue.

About this title

About the Author:

Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh's real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public's interest in the theatre. It was for this work that she received what she called her `damery' in 1966.

Review:

`The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers'Times Literary Supplement`Brilliantly readable... first class detection.'Observer`Ngaio Marsh transcended the detective genre by the power of her writing and the rich variety of characters who people her novels.'P.D. James`Ngaio Marsh is among the most brilliant of those authors who are transforming the detective story from a mere puzzle into a novel with many other qualities.'Times Literary Supplement`The finest writer in the English languange of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress.'The Sun

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0425143538
• ISBN 13: 9780425143537
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback