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By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
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A man dies with his hand on a radio dial. A disguised aristocrat finds murder at the opening night of a play. A cryptogram produces death in an English churchyard. These are just a few of the situations that confront Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn who, with his lovely wife Agatha Troy, charmed his way through more than thirty novels.Many other colorful characters created by Ngaio Marsh appear throughout this collection as well.

Death on the Air and Other Stories serves equally as the perfect introduction to Ngaio Marsh and her creation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, or as a nostalgic journey for their many fans, each story echoing the themes explored in her detective novels. The collection includes ten short stories, a television screenplay for the series, Crown Court, and, as a postscript, a letter written by the author.

©1989 Ngaio Marsh (Jersey) Limited (P)2000 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Short Story Short Stories
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Critic reviews

“The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an empress.”

(Sun)

“True excellence is rare. This combination of interesting and unusual story selections, a well-known ‘cozy’ author, and an outstanding reader is recommended for all fiction collections.”

(Library Journal )

“Ngaio Marsh worked largely within the conventions of the golden age detective story but transcended the genre by the power of her writing, the excellent use she makes of her own experience and interests and the rich variety of characters who people her novels. The best of her books will endure.”

(P. D. James, author)

“An elegant, disciplined writer, Marsh deserves to be read and re-read not just for her plots but for her characterisation, for her painter's eye view and for her outsider's insights into the heart of a vanished social world.”

(Susan Howatch)

“I rate Ngaio Marsh among the best in this genre, having read and reread them many times over the years.”

(Joan Hickson)
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This serves as an excellent introduction to the range of Naigo Marsh's works, embracing her famous Superintendent Alleyn, her New Zealand homeland, advice and a script for Crown Court the 1970s TV series.

An intriguing miscellany.

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I listened to this with interest. The foreword by Susan Howatch is very informative of Ngaio’s life. The stories are well written and conquer up a period of time long gone. They reflect the times they were written in and as she had a good life span they cover many years and changes. As it’s included with prime membership I would recommend this to all mystery fans.

For fans of Ngoako

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Superb stories. The reader is dreadful and it’s such a disappointment because she sadly destroys all the nuances. I keep having to rewind-not good enough when the original writing was so good. How can such artistry end up sounding like the reader is reading the phone book?

Disappointing

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Loved it,very funny. First time I have listened to her short stories and these are some of the funniest!. The narrator is excellent .

Very entertaining

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I'm not familiar with the works if this author, I was just looking for a collection of crime short stories. Unfortunately, I found the stories very predictable and even boring on occasions. It is ok for background noise, but I would recommend not wasting your time if looking for engaging stories.

Slightly disappointing

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