Ngaio Marsh
1895 - 1982
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: New Zealand
Native language: New Zealand English
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Educated at: University of Canterbury
Occupation: writer, theatrical director, novelist, autobiographer, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, playwright
Award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, The Grand Master, honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury
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Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh ( NY-oh; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand writer. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. She is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). The Ngaio Marsh Awards are awarded annually for the best New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller fiction writing. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Light Thickens
Photo Finish
Grave Mistake
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Last Ditch
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Black As He's Painted
Tied Up in Tinsel
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When in Rome
Clutch of Constables
Death at the Dolphin
Dead Water
Hand in Glove
False Scent
Singing in the Shrouds
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Off With His Head
Scales of Justice
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Spinsters in Jeopardy
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Opening Night
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Swing Brother Swing
Final Curtain
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Died in the Wool
Colour Scheme
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Death and the Dancing Footman
Surfeit of Lampreys
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Death at the Bar
Overture to Death
Artists in Crime
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Death in a White Tie
Vintage Murder
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Death in Ecstasy
The Nursing Home Murder
Enter a Murderer
A Man Lay Dead
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