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 Clutch of Constables - Ngaio Marsh
 Clutch of Constables - Ngaio Marsh ... confines of a riverboat, the Zodiac, cruising through Constable country. 'He looks upon the murders that he did in fact perform as tiresome and regrettable necessities,' reflected Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn on the international crook known as 'the Jampot'. But it was Alleyn's wife Troy who knew 'the Jampot' best: she had shared close quarters with him on the tiny pleasure steamer Zodiac on a cruise along the peaceful rivers of 'Constable country'. And it was she who knew something was badly wrong even before Alleyn was called in to solve the two murders on board.Newest Review: ... barge, keep an eye on things, but it is not until Miss Rickerby-Carrick’s body is found floating in the canal that everyone ... more ... realises there is a real problem. What was it that had scared Miss Rickerby-Carrick so much? And what is going on aboard the barge? Superintendent Alleyn comes to the rescue!
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Troy Alleyn has a much greater role in this book than her husband, which actually makes this book one of Marsh’s stronger ones. Troy is an artist, intellectually very clever, and has a pleasant manner about her, helping her to make friends while able to make judgements about people quickly and accurately. I find her a much more likea...more |
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Clutch of Constables - Ngaio Marsh: Constable country (860 words)
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Introduction Ngaio Marsh is one of the Queens of Crime, along with Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers. Born in New Zealand in 1899, she spent a great deal of time reviving the public’s interest in theatre, for which she became a Dame. Her interest in the arts, although was one of the reasons she became so popular in the first place, is perversely perhaps why she is no longer as well-known – the language that she uses is quite literary and colloquial at the same time, which is not easy to read in this day and age. The story Superintendent Alleyn is on a mission to find a mass murderer, art and drug dealer and master of disguise, known as Foljambe. ... Read the complete review
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