Enter a Murderer

from jeffome

Good book, but not great....not even sure why. Lots of friendly banter between Alleyn and others that just seemed a bit weird that i do not remember from previous Marsh books. And that could be British cultural lingo that i am missing. Decent story with what turned out to be a surprise ending for...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

A theater company run by a dubious sort, powerful & brash. A leading lady who is always "on stage". A leading man who is more than that to the leading lady. A disgruntled 2nd man, nephew to the theater owner, trying a spot of blackmail & still in love w/ the leading lady. Chief Detective-Inspecto...

from wdwilson3

Better, but not great. The second installment of the long-running Roderick Alleyn saga retains sidekick Nigel Bathgate, dispenses with absurd secondary plot lines that burdened the first episode, but rather falls flat in the complexity of the murder plot. Alleyn's character seems odd, showing dis...

from ElizaJane

Ugh! I've read about 6 other books in this series and enjoyed them all. This was a big disappointment. Incredibly boring and long-winded. I really look forward to the characterization in these books but this time they were very poorly described and everyone seemed to be the same character. It was...

from BookConcierge

Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn accepts his journalist friend's, Nigel Bathgate, invitation for a night of theatre to see a hit mystery play. But the actors and audience are all surprised when the play's villain is shot not with blanks but with a live cartridge which someone has slipped...