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  • When in Rome

  • By: Ngaio Marsh
  • Narrated by: James Saxon
  • Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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When in Rome

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: James Saxon
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Publisher's Summary

Murder, blackmail and drug dealing on the Tiber combine in one of Ngaio Marsh’s liveliest and most evocative novels.

When their guide disappears mysteriously in the depths of a Roman basilica, the members of Mr. Sebastian Mailer’s tour group seem strangely unperturbed. But when a body is discovered in an Etruscan sarcophagus, Superintendent Alleyn, in Rome incognito on the trail of an international drug racket, is very much concerned....

©1970 Original Text of 1970 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio
Cosy Traditional Detectives Crime Thrillers Suspense
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Critic Reviews

"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)
"Excellent Roman detailed background...a lively thriller whodunnit." ( Observer)
"One of her best books for a long time...keeps us guessing most craftily." ( Daily Telegraph)
"Superintendent Alleyn is as devastating as ever." ( Sunday Telegraph)
"Blackmail and drug-dealing on the Tiber.... Fastidious writing, telling character sketches, a fine appreciation of place." ( Sunday Times)

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This is one of Audible's HQ ("HD" to wit) Ngaio Marsh transfers

Along with a few others, including "Last Ditch", and, memory bally serving, "Clutch Of Constables", this is HQ-transfer analog-to-digital. On the other side of the spectrum is "Death In White Tie", which audio-quality is on the level of a KISS bootleg concert-recording from the 10th Anniversary Tour 1983

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