Grave Mistake - Softcover

Marsh, Ngaio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515088471 ISBN 13: 9780515088472

Publisher: Jove, 1987

Synopsis

Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh. From the back cover: Greengages Hotel was a sumptuous sanctuary for the super-rich. Until its most pampered hypochondriac took the cure. And then her life. Or did she? To find out, Scotland Yard sends Superintendent Alleyn to knock at the gilded gates where the murder has paid a secret call. From the inside front cover: Greengages was a Model of Efficiency. At five minutes past nine that evening, Sister Jackson, the resident nurse at Greengages, paused at Sybil Foster's door. She could hear the television. She opened and after a long pause, approached the bed. Five minutes later she left the room and walked rather quickly down the passage. At ten-thirty Dr. Schramm telephoned Prunella to tell her that her mother was dead.

About this title

About the Author:

Dame Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens of the golden age of mystery and the author of 32 titles in the Inspector Roderick Alleyn series. She was born and grew up in New Zealand.

Review:

'Splendid intelligence, wit and sheer skill of storytelling.' Sunday Telegraph 'Marvellous a really good book.' Daily Mail 'Irresistible Grave Mistake is a superb book. It's time to compare Agatha Christie to Ngaio Marsh instead of the other way around.' New York Magazine 'Ngaio Marsh fans will be in seventh heaven.' New York Times 'A brilliant traditional detective story by Dame Ngaio: two bodies in a grave, a stolen stamp, a suicide that wasn't. Impossible to say much more without revealing the tell-tale clues so cleverly sown in our path.' Evening Standard 'Reading a Ngaio Marsh mystery is like being in the company of a gracious, spirited raconteur.' Newsweek 'Make no mistake Grave Mistake is a classic in its field.' --New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Jove
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0515088471
• ISBN 13: 9780515088472
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 256