Wreath For Rivera/a - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

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9780425038567: Wreath For Rivera/a
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0425038564 ISBN 13: 9780425038567
Publisher: Berkley, 1978

Synopsis

Red-hot jazz meets cold-blooded murder. When Lord Pastern Bagott takes up with the hot music of Breezy Bellair and his Boys, his disapproving wife Cecile has more than usual to be unhappy about. The band's devastatingly handsome but roguish accordionist, Carlos Rivera, has taken a rather intense and mutual interest in her precious daughter Felicite. So when a bit of strange business goes awry and actually kills him, it's lucky that Inspector Roderick Alleyn is in the audience. Now Alleyn must follow a confusing score that features a chorus of family and friends desperate to hide the truth and perhaps shelter a murderer in their midst.

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About the Author

Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982), born in New Zealand, wrote over thirty detective novels. Many of her stories had theatrical settings, as her real passion was for the theater. She was both an actress and a producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public's interest in live theater. In 1966 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Review

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

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Publisher
Berkley
Publication date
1978
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0425038564
ISBN 13 
9780425038567
Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
336
Rating
  • 3.76 out of 5 stars
    2,316 ratings by Goodreads