A review by carolsnotebook
Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh

4.0

Marsh does a wonderful job, as always, of giving motives to each of her rather quirky suspects, and parceling out the clues but in a way that they are easily missed, allowing her to lead us down the wrong path right until the twist at the end. For me though, the highlight here was the interactions between Troy and Alleyn, the tension, the misunderstandings, and Alleyn's trying to keep his feelings seperate from the case. Troy is, after all, a suspect. The blooming romance is a good edition, it doesn't take over the story, just complicates things a little, at least for Alleyn.

The book was first published in 1938 and it feels like that, but I enjoy vintage mysteries. I like the style, the era, the phrases.

I think this may be one of my favorite of Marsh's books.