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A Wreath for Rivera - Ngaio Marsh


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A Wreath for Rivera - Ngaio Marsh

 
Description: ISBN 0312966067 / Author: Ngaio Marsh / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... with the theatre until her death, and many of her books involve the theatre and the performing arts. The main character of ... more

 ... this book and around thirty others is Roderick Alleyn, all round good egg and clever detective of Scotland Yard. As a fan of crime fiction, I do get a little fed up of the same mould of detective in books of the genre and I have to admit that Alleyn is not one of my favourite characters. He is not particularly inspiring as a character and has a tendency to patronise his subordinates (albeit with the best of intentions). In this particular book he is particularly dull; for readers new to the series, they will find out p...more

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Crowned Review A Wreath for Rivera - Ngaio Marsh: Singing the blues (726 words)
by - written on 30/08/07 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Lord George Pastern and Baggott has always been eccentric, but when he decides to join a bunch of jazz musicians under the tutelage of Breezy Bellairs, his relatives think he has finally lost it. His wife, Cecile, is even more concerned when she finds out that her daughter (and George's stepdaughter) is seeing one of the jazz musicians, an Argentine called Carlos Rivera. Then disaster strikes at a performance - Rivera, who pretends to die as part of the act, is actually killed. Fortunately, Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn is part of the audience and quickly becomes involved in the search for the killer. Can he find out why everyone involved seems to be lying? And ...  Read the complete review

 

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A Wreath for Rivera - Ngaio Marsh