Death of a Fool: Roderick Alleyn #19 (Inspectr Roderick Alleyn)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00Q3JQMHM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 393 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Mardian Morris Sword Dance and Play of the Five Sons, performed annually on the first Wednesday after the winter solstice, is as tantalizingly half-meaningful, as hauntingly evocative as anything you've ever read in the annals of folklore; and it furnishes a superb background for murder. (New York Times)
Born in New Zealand, she was the author of 32 titles in the Inspector Roderick Alleyn series.. Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens of British mystery
"Four Stars" according to W. Jetter. Not one of her best but still very good.. Bookseeker said dancing fool. So delighted to find an Inspector Allen mystery I'd never read before. This one takes place in a village before, during and after a yearly traditional dance performance. Somehow in full view of guests and villagers one of the dancers is murdered and it seems that no one has seen the assault. Charming intelligent Al. Another Marsh Winner! You really cannot go wrong, with a Ngaio Marsh! This one, in particular, is intriguing, with its fascinating look into old, dark, British custom, and the blend of that with the habits of contemporary youth, as well as their elders. I loved it, and so will anyone who loves Marsh, Sayers, Allingham, Christie all the
This may be 1957, but South M. There’s squabbling, of course, and things come to a head (nyuck, nyuck, nyuck) when one of the ritual’s main players is found be-headed, everything north of his neck having been neatly lopped off by a ritual sword. still features a blacksmith, a village idiot, and an elaborate fertility ritual performed at the winter solstice. The very old ways. Alleyn does have to contain a certain incredulous amusement at South M.’s fetishistic embrace of the 18th century – he does not, for example, have what one might call a real passion for morris dancing – but he contains the giggles long enough to name the baddie and return all to the warm embrace of pre-Industrial Britain.. The village of South Mardian likes the old ways