The police found the third corpse on a wharf in the pool of London, her body covered with flower petals and pearls. Once again, the killer walked away, singing. Within the hour he was safe at sea...and among his fellow passengers were four more potential victims.
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"This was very good. It played fair. You have all the clues from the start. I felt so dim not catching the name thing. I fixated on the gloves instead. The red herring was well done. I stayed up all night to finish it. " — Lee (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was very good. It played fair. You have all the clues from the start. I felt so dim not catching the name thing. I fixated on the gloves instead. The red herring was well done. I stayed up all night to finish it. "
" Singing In The Shrouds (Roderick Alleyn Mysteries) by Ngaio Marsh (1999) "
" Forced and workmanlike, with her trademark theatrical side pushed far to the background, and a completely unbelievable killer ginned up out of bad psychology texts. Subtracting another star for lax of Fox. "
" Liked this one set aboard a ship. "
" Nine passengers on a cargo ship sailing from Liverpool to South Africa on a five-week voyage, and one of them is the singing killer! Classic mystery written in the 1950s. I loved it. "
" Classic British mystery, wonderful characters. "
" I forgot how much I liked Ngaio Marsh. Does anyone know if she has ever been adapted for radio or TV? "
" A serial killer hunt, and effective as one. Once again some of Marsh's supporting characters bother me - a truly repulsive pair of 'commoners', and she gives us yet another spinster who has 'gone wrong' through lack of a man. Ignoring the occasional grimace these produce, a solid story. "
" I liked it because it's hard for me not to like Marsh's writing, but overall, it didn't interest me very much, especially the constant discussion of the fat lady in the swimsuit. "
" uxoriousness: the state of Having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one's wife. "
" Listened to the unabridged audiobook. Classic Ngaio Marsh only without anything New Zealand or theatre. Setting it on a boat heightens the whodunit feel. Good read. "
" Another Inspector Alleyn mystery. I liked the beginning a lot, but found the end a bit tedious, unfortunately. Still, it features Alleyn at his investigative best, which is nice. (Dec 2011) "
" This was very good. It played fair. You have all the clues from the start. I felt so dim not catching the name thing. I fixated on the gloves instead. The red herring was well done. I stayed up all night to finish it. "
" Found this at a used bookstore in hard cover unfortunately, but it helps to fill in the collection. Had to pick it up cause Jim has recently been turned on to Ngaio Marsh! Another classic Marsh mystery. "
Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), born in New Zealand, wrote over thirty detective novels. Many of her stories had theatrical settings, as her real passion was for the theater. She was both an actress and a producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public’s interest in live theater. In 1966 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
James Saxon’s (1955–2003) long acting career included roles in such television series as Doctor Who, Tales from the Crypt, and Vanity Fair.
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