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Death and the Dancing Footman

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: James Saxon
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A winter weekend ends in snowbound disaster in a novel which remains a favourite among Marsh readers.

It began as an entertainment: eight people, many of them enemies, gathered for a winter weekend by a host with a love for theatre. They would be the characters in a drama that he would devise.

It ended in snowbound disaster. Everyone had an alibi - and most had motives as well. But Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn, when he finally arrived, knew it all hung on Thomas, the dancing footman....

©1942 Original Text of 1942 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio
Cosy Crime Fiction Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Crime Winter

Critic Reviews

"On the plane of art." ( Tatler)
"She is astoundingly good." ( Daily Express)
"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)
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If you enjoy Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie, you will probably enjoy Ngaio Marsh. The story is well read by James Saxon.

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