A review by verityw
Black As He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh

3.0

This is a really weird one. I loved the insight into Troy and Alleyn’s marriage. I loved Sam and Lucy Locket and way she took over his life. There are some racist characters in here - but they’re meant to be hateful and racist. There are also a few outdated turns of phrase. I think that Marsh was writing with good intentions but now, 40 years on (this is a late Alleyn) it seems clumsier than you’d like. Strange.