A murder game. Constables at every step.
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Two exciting novels by Ngaio Marsh about the adventures of Scotland Yard inspector, police intellectual Roderick Alleyn, are classic detective stories full of subtle, purely British humor. A group of relatives, friends, and acquaintances of an eccentric millionaire decide to spend the evening at a country house playing a fashionable "murder game." However, the game stops being a game when one of the guests is found stabbed with a dagger. Who got rid of the respectable Sir Charles? Everyone is under suspicion, from the victim's lively cousin - a society columnist - to a Russian emigrant butler. And as Alleyn discovers, each suspect had both motives and opportunities. In the absence of her husband, who is away on a business trip, Alleyn's wife, talented artist Troy, sets off on a small steamboat for an entertaining cruise on the Thames. The atmosphere on the ship is cozy, despite the diverse and colorful company of passengers. But something seems subtly suspicious to Troy, something that makes her anxiously await incidents. And her expectations are justified when someone brutally murders the intrusive, funny, but good-natured spinster. Troy decides to start her own investigation...
Author:
Author:Marsh Nayo
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Detective Books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.8x13.5x2.8 cm
Series:
Series:Golden Age of English Detective Fiction
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-157292-1
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