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Ngaio Marsh
Born
in Christchurch, New Zealand
April 23, 1895
Died
February 18, 1982
Genre
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A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)
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1934
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98 editions
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Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn, #7)
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1938
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88 editions
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Artists in Crime (Roderick Alleyn, #6)
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1938
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96 editions
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Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10)
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published
1940
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Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)
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published
1935
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122 editions
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Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn, #25)
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published
1968
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71 editions
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Final Curtain (Roderick Alleyn, #14)
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published
1947
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21 editions
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Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)
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Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)
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published
1955
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85 editions
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Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn, #4)
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published
1936
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84 editions
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“Above all things -- read. Read the great stylists who cannot be copied rather than the successful writers who must not be copied.”
― Death on the Air and Other Stories
― Death on the Air and Other Stories
“We do not wait for inspiration. We work because we've jolly well got to. But when all is said and done, we toil at this particular job because it's turned out to be our particular job, and in a weird sort of way I suppose we may be said to like it.”
― Ngaio Marsh: A Life
― Ngaio Marsh: A Life
“You may be able to write a novel, you may not. You will never know until you have worked very hard indeed and written at least part of it. You will never really know until you have written the whole of it and submitted it for publication.”
― Death on the Air and Other Stories
― Death on the Air and Other Stories
Polls
December 2018 Runners-Up General Poll
The books that make up this poll are the Runners-Up (second place*) from the 2018 Subgenre Polls.
*Exceptions as follows:
- The January/February selection is the 4th place runner-up since at the time the top three books were read as Group Reads.
- The April selection is the 5th place runner-up since the top three books were read as Group Reads in August and the 4th place runner-up was the winner of the July Subgenre Poll.
- The September selection is the 4th place runner-up since the third place runner-up was also the third place runner-up in November and being used as the November selection.
- The October selection is the 4th place runner-up as we selected the top three books to read with no Subgenre selection.
We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.
Which Crime, Mystery, or Thriller book would you like to read in December?
The books that make up this poll are the Runners-Up (second place*) from the 2018 Subgenre Polls.
*Exceptions as follows:
- The January/February selection is the 4th place runner-up since at the time the top three books were read as Group Reads.
- The April selection is the 5th place runner-up since the top three books were read as Group Reads in August and the 4th place runner-up was the winner of the July Subgenre Poll.
- The September selection is the 4th place runner-up since the third place runner-up was also the third place runner-up in November and being used as the November selection.
- The October selection is the 4th place runner-up as we selected the top three books to read with no Subgenre selection.
We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.
Which Crime, Mystery, or Thriller book would you like to read in December?
Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1) (November) by Peter James
House of Leaves (October) by Mark Z. Danielewski
A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) (June) by Ngaio Marsh
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1) (August) by Laurie R. King
I Am Not a Serial Killer (April) by Dan Wells
Night School (Roy Grace #1) (November) by Lee Child
The Shadow Land (September) by Elizabeth Kostova
Conclave (July) by Robert Harris
The Third Victim (Quincy & Rainie, #2) (May) by Lisa Gardner
Topics Mentioning This Author
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The Seasonal Read...:
15.2 (Anzac Day)
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68 | 198 | Apr 02, 2010 07:47PM | |
| Mystery Lovers!: Finalists for inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel announced | 1 | 39 | Aug 13, 2010 02:49AM | |
| Kiwi Readers: Memories of Ngaio Marsh | 2 | 24 | Aug 14, 2010 03:06AM | |
| Kiwi Readers: Finalists for inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel announced | 2 | 19 | Aug 29, 2010 11:17PM | |
| Book Nook Cafe: What I read in July 2010 | 159 | 200 | Oct 03, 2010 01:20PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: 30.9 - Coralie's task: Happy 80th Birthday | 22 | 104 | Dec 05, 2010 04:03PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: 30.2 - Cheryl TX's task: Alphabetically Speaking | 22 | 190 | Jan 18, 2011 10:15AM | |
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The Seasonal Read...:
Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
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2578 | 1112 | Feb 28, 2011 09:05PM |
