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Title: False Scent by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0-312-96898-1 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Marsh sets center stage thriller
Comment: To be "done in" at one's own birthday party is not exactly what one would wish for! But in
Ngaio Marsh's "False Scent," this is what happens. Kind of. Famed--and much revered--Mary
Bellamy of the London stage takes a whiff of her favorite perfume, and, poof, she's dead!
In typical Marsh fashion, of course, "False Scent" is off to the races, once again with
Superintendent Roderick Alleyn on the "scent," as it were. No odor is too powerful for him! The
allure of such crimes keeps him (and Marsh) going. The taciturn Alleyn moves in and out of the
local theatre circuit (or perhaps "circus") and methodically, systematically, and accurately
categorizing all clues, false and otherwise (and Marsh is good at this, too, as she's proved in over 30
such novels!).
What a web Dame Marsh weaves and what a journey it is for her readers. Hold on to your seats,
this a blockbuster! ([email protected])
Rating: 5
Summary: great audio experience!
Comment: I'm a mystery lover, and a book reader in general, but had never tried audiobooks until a couple of weeks ago, when I bought this one for a road trip. What a thrill! This reader is a BRILLIANT actor... in terms of characterizations of the typically wide range of class accents in this sort of British murder mystery, as well as inflection in long spells of narrative, he is superb. I almost regret having heard his performance, as I've since been listening to a "Miss Silver" mystery from another company (and reader), and have been disappointed by a bland delivery and some distracting problems with audio levels. I'm going to check out EVERY audio book read by JAmes Saxon, though-- "False Scent" was spellbinding. I'm a convert to the format, and looking forward to my commutes with future Marsh/Saxon volumes.
Oh yes-- the book itself is wonderful, as are all Ngaio Marsh novels.
Rating: 5
Summary: Yep, another good yarn from Ngaio Marsh
Comment: Mary Bellamy is an aging actress, given to fits of jealousy and paranoia, who can go from charming to vindictive in less than ten seconds. So really, no one should have been too surprised when someone takes the aptly named "Slaypest" insecticide that Mary uses on her flowers, and kills her with it. Suddenly, those closest to Mary - her adopted son, devoted husband, faithful maid, old nanny, personal stylist/designer, old admirer and theatre colleagues are suspected of murder. A particularly good read if you are at all familiar with the inner-workings of the theatre and the mentality of theatre folk.
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Title: Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312973144 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312970978 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312973012 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312971796 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312971958 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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