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Singing in the Shrouds

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: James Saxon
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 On a cold February night the police find the third corpse on the quayside in the Pool of London, her body covered with flower petals and pearls. The killer walked away, singing. When the cargo ship, Cape Farewell, sets sail, she carries nine passengers, one of whom is known to be the murderer. Which is why Superintendent Roderick Alleyn joins the ship at Portsmouth on the most difficult assignment of his professional career...
Singing in the Shrouds was first published in 1958.©1958 Original Text of 1958 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio Classics Cosy Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Detective

Critic Reviews

"Ngaio Marsh at her intelligent best." (Times Literary Supplement)

"Superlatively good." (Sunday Times)

"Astoundingly good...moments of pure hilarity set among moments of real fear. Masterly." (Daily Express)
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I didn't like the style and tone of the narrator. His voices weren't consistent and Alleyn's voice was very unappealing. I couldn't distinguish between the characters' when speaking sometimes and lets not even go to his female voices, appalling!

Great story terrible narrator butstill worth it

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I held off on this one, when I listened to the sample I didn't love it, but, this is truly one of the very best novels. The characters are interesting and full of life.
Love, love, love.

One of the best Marsh Novels

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