Roderick Alleyn Mysteries: Artists in Crime (Audiobook)

from JulesJones

Abridged on three CDs, and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Sixth in the inspector Alleyn series, and the one which he meets his future wife Agatha Troy. The first meeting is on board a cruise ship, and does not go entirely well. Which makes life all the more difficult for Alleyn on a second mee...

from Smiler69

My first Ngaio Marsh experience overall went well. It's they 6th of the Roderick Alleyn series and I liked the Scotland Yard inspector quite well. He meets artist Agatha Troy (called Troy), makes what seems like a knowledgeable comment on the painting she got underway, and becomes quite taken by ...

from EmpressReece

Detective Inspector Roderick Allen Series Book #6 - 4.5 starsI normally have to read a series in order because it goes completely against my nature to skip around. After reading book one though, I was on the fence on whether or not to continue the series because, even though I enjoyed the mystery...

from MrsLee

Nice little mystery. I'm not sure whether this author is more fair than others, but I always seem able to spot the murderers in her books. I should be glad about that, but somehow it's dissatisfying. However, the characters are likeable enough that it doesn't matter. Especially like the artist an...

from bohemima

A breezy story set in an artists' studio school in 1930's England, this entry by Marsh has been compared by many to Sayers' work. Well, superficially this would be a true comparison. However, Marsh has, I think, a much more down-to-earth Style, and Alleyn, while a bit too perfectly polite, is nev...