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I have wanted to read Ngaio Marsh for years, and I finally got around to reading her first book. I think Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie are better, but I enjoyed this first in a long series.
An adorable little first novel by mystery writer Marsh. I wanted to pinch its little cheek. I haven't read any other of her books, but I understand they get better with more sophisticated mysteries. Still, I like to start at the beginning of a series whenever I can, and if I read more Marsh, it'll be nice to see the development of her detective Roderick Alleyn
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Enjoyed reading Ngaio Marsh's first book in her Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn series - enough to move onto the next one.
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