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Grave Mistake

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: Jane Asher
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A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday.... A bit snobbish and a trifle high strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener.

In fact she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide.

Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, CID, digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder.

©1978 Original Text of 1978 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio Cosy Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime Thriller

Critic Reviews

"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)
"It's time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around." ( New York Magazine)
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Mostly very well read except for Alleyn which was strangely high pitched shouting. Very annoying. Also his name was mispronounced.

Spoiled by an odd voice

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a cosy country mystery entry into the Alleyn canon and Jane Asher is a brilliant reader

good plot excellent reader

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The mispronunciation of the main character’s name was appalling. This is a basic mistake and ruined the reading. Ngaio Marsh is on record as explaining the correct pronunciation so there is no excuse.

Poor pronunciation

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