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A review by jcbmathcat
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
4.0
Our mystery book club is reading books by Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and a few other authors for March. I have several of Ngaio Marsh's books in the Roderick Alleyn series and decided to revisit them.
The word that popped into my mind was "clean." I like Marsh's writing and it seems clean to me.
In this particular entry, Alleyn is invited to the theater by one of his friends, a journalist. Prior to the opening of the curtain, Alleyn is treated to introductions backstage of some of the actors and also witnesses tension between them. The reader has been privy to interactions of which Alleyn knows nothing, so we are not surprise, nor is he, when a death occurs at the end of the play. The character is supposed to die; the actor portraying the character is shot, as scripted, but the bullet is real.
I will be re-reading more of this series. In some ways, I prefer Alleyn to Lord Peter Wimsey (Sayers' sleuth), but they are both enjoyable to travel with when you're looking for a mystery.
The word that popped into my mind was "clean." I like Marsh's writing and it seems clean to me.
In this particular entry, Alleyn is invited to the theater by one of his friends, a journalist. Prior to the opening of the curtain, Alleyn is treated to introductions backstage of some of the actors and also witnesses tension between them. The reader has been privy to interactions of which Alleyn knows nothing, so we are not surprise, nor is he, when a death occurs at the end of the play. The character is supposed to die; the actor portraying the character is shot, as scripted, but the bullet is real.
I will be re-reading more of this series. In some ways, I prefer Alleyn to Lord Peter Wimsey (Sayers' sleuth), but they are both enjoyable to travel with when you're looking for a mystery.