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Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh is a gripping crime novel set in the world of theatre. It centres around a production of Macbeth that takes a sinister turn when a murder occurs on stage. As tensions rise, Inspector Roderick Alleyn must unravel the threads of suspicion and deceit to uncover the truth behind the crime.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you have a fondness for classic mysteries set in the world of theatre and relish a plot filled with dramatic tension and classical references. The story intricately weaves together elements of Shakespearean drama and detective fiction, offering a suspenseful whodunit atmosphere that will captivate crime and thriller enthusiasts.

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Light Thickens

The complete series of Ngaio Marsh reissues concludes with the re-publication of this 20th anniversary edition of this, her final novel.

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The complete series of Ngaio Marsh reissues concludes with the re-publication of this 20th anniversary edition of Light Thickens, her final novel.

Peregrine Jay, owner of the Dolphin Theatre, is putting on a magnificent production of Macbeth, the play that, superstition says, always brings bad luck. But one night the claymore swings and the dummy's head is more than real: murder behind the scene.

Luckily, Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn is in the audience...

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Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh is celebrated for its adherence to classic English detective story traditions, with reviewers praising it as an elegant and fitting concluding work. The Observer lauds it as a fine swansong, while the Daily Telegraph highlights Marsh's consistently elegant writing and acknowledges her as a master of the genre.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780006512325

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh’s real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public’s interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her β€˜damery’ in 1966.

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