Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh 3 stars

[Kristel]

Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh A mystery set in New Zealand during WWII written by Ngaio Marsh, a mystery writer from the Golden Age and one of the Queen's of Crime. I've read three of the four authors and have Margery Allingham left. This was an okay story. I read it for the GeoCAT. The story is in New Zealand area of thermal activity and close to Maoris reserve. Ms Marsh is also a theater director and there is a bit of Shakespeare to the whole as well. I read a library copy printed in 1943 (I am surprised it was still on the shelf) with a back cover "This book, like all books, is a symbol of the liberty and the freedom for which we fight. You as a reader of books, can do your share in the desperate battle to protect those liberties--Buy War Bonds.

[annapi]

When I first started reading Agatha Christie, this was one of the authors touted as being of the same caliber. I tried one or two books by Marsh, but she never appealed to me the way Christie did, and neither did P.D. James, another author recommended to Christie fans.

[Kristel]

annapi wrote: "When I first started reading Agatha Christie, this was one of the authors touted as being of the same caliber. I tried one or two books by Marsh, but she never appealed to me the way Christie did, ..."
Agree that Christie is better. I do like Dorothy L. Sayers. Have you read Margery Allingham.

[annapi]

I started one book by Allingham, but got distracted and never finished it. I've never tried Sayers, but she's been on my TBR for a long time.

[Kristel]

annapi wrote: "I started one book by Allingham, but got distracted and never finished it. I've never tried Sayers, but she's been on my TBR for a long time."
I've read 3 by Sayers. The Nine Tailors, Murder Must Advertise, and Gaudy Night. The Nine Tailors is probably my favorite of the 3 I have read