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Overture To Death

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: ric jerrom
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It was planned as an act of charity: a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift. The question now under bitter discussion is, who shall play the overture?

Though Eleanor Prentice wins, on the night of the performance she cannot play. Miss Campanula steps triumphantly into the breach - a chord is struck, a shot rings out, and Miss Campanula is dead, shot between the eyes. A case of sinister infatuation for the brilliant Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn.

Overture to Death was first published in 1939.©1939 Ngaio Marsh Classics Cosy Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Detective Thriller Crime
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The reveal!

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Little too theatrical for me on some of the characters but still well worth a listen

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Book of the year for me will not reevaluate decisions so please don’t be surprised if you don’t get the answer.

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Ngaio Marsh is one of the great writers of detective fiction - far superior to Agatha Christie, in my opinipn - and this is one of her best.Very well read too.

A classic of the Golden Age

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Just working my way through the oeuvre again. This is where the books take off and become more nuanced. Ngaio Marsh is an excellent writer of her age of detective fiction.

This is where

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Strong evocation of time and place. I'm unsure how realistic the two "spinster" characters are - but readers of Barbara Pym may recognise them.

Intricate plot, good narration

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