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Title: Death and the Dancing Footman by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0-312-96428-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Generic but Entertaining
Comment: Seven guests are chosen by their fiend-like host by reason of their mutual enmity and are imprisoned in a snow-bound country house to see what results from their tension and mounting hysteria; which is, of course, murder. Throughout, one is conscious of straining for effect, and, until the murder, the reader will find this one of the author's most tedious and uninspired jobs since the early books. The matter is not helped by a particularly irritating hero, a snobbish and precious aesthete, nor by Alleyn's late appearance, after which he does little except talk to witnesses. After the murder, if one can accept the large doses of hysteria, both masculine and feminine, the book becomes quite solid, and there is a novel twist on the alibi by wireless gimmick.
Rating: 4
Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable
Comment: Wealthy, self-indulgent Jonathan Royal has decided to amuse himself by hosting a houseparty--but not so much for the pleasure of his visitors as for the satisfaction of his own sense of mischief: his guests have been selected for their antagonism toward each other! Needless to say, a number of kettles soon begin to boil... And murder is the result!
Well read mystery fans will probably spot the killer on the basis of previous experience, but DEATH AND THE DANCING FOOTMAN offers one of Marsh's better plots--and as usual she creates a vividly drawn cast of characters and presents her tale with considerable style and plenty of wit. Long standing fans will enjoy it and newcomers will be converted! Recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fun and murder DO mix
Comment: This is one of Mash's books that I consider a "comfort book." When I don't know what else to read, I reach for this one. The story begins with a house party and a clutch of very unique individuals... of course, murder can't be far behind. It is true that Inspector Alleyn doesn't enter the story until halfway through the book, but that is really incidental. The characters are fascinating studies of human folly and they more than carry the story until Alleyn shows up. Aubrey Mandrake, a guest at the house party, plays a "Dr. Watson"-ish character and is himself quite engaging. This book is a must read for its quirkiness and it's wit. A great Marsh mystery.
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Title: Dead Water by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312969902 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312966040 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312966032 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Last Ditch by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312972865 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Death In A White Tie by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312963610 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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