From the back cover: Sir John Phillips, the Harley Street surgeon, and his beautiful nurse, Jane Harden, are almost too nervous to operate. The emergency case on the table before them is the Home Secretary—and they both have very good, personal reasons to wish him dead. Within hours he does die, although the operation was a complete success... Review: Wow, a Ngaio Marsh book … [Read more...] about The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh: B+
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Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh: C-
From the back cover: The crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet. The victim was Arthur Surbanadier, an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases... Review: I think I need a new rating for laughably bad. I simply … [Read more...] about Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh: C-
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh: B
From the back cover: When Sir Hubert Handesley invited his well-to-do friends to his country estate for an amusing weekend, no one suspected it would turn into a deadly ordeal. But one of the participants in the supposedly playful Murder Game turns up dead... and Scotland Yard's inimitable Roderick Alleyn must find out who spoiled the fun. Review: I've seen Ngaio Marsh … [Read more...] about A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh: B