Death in a White Tie
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A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's 1930s novels.The season had begun. Debutantes and chaperones were planning their luncheons, teas, dinners, balls. And the blackmailer was planning his strategies, stalking his next victim.But Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn knew that something was up. He had already planted his friend Lord Robert Gospell at the scene.But someone else got there first...
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28 primary books38 released books#7 in Roderick Alleyn
Roderick Alleyn is a 38-book series with 38 released primary works first released in 1934 with contributions by Ngaio Marsh, James Saxom, and Simon Reynolds.
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This is one of my favorites and least favorites all rolled into one. I gave it five stars so I guess you know which one won. Most of the time Ngiao does not give you time to get to know or like the person that is killed this is not the case in Death in a White Tie. I found I was sad and distracted a bit by his death and a little angry which in the end helped because Chief-Inspector Alleyn was angry too so I got inside his head a bit. I did not like how the plot was appearing to go but in the end I had guessed wrong so it worked out just fine.
