Ngaio Marsh Knihy

Populárna spisovateľka novozélandského pôvodu Ngaio Marshová sa radí medzi úspešné autorky klasického detektívneho žánru, ako sú Agatha Christie a Dorothy Sayersová. Medzi zvláštnosti jej štýlu patrí zvýšený dôraz na vykreslenie charakterov a prostredia často ešte prv, ako dôjde k tragédii. Vo všetkých troch príbehoch vystupuje inšpektor Scotland Yardu Alleyn, ktorý v spolupráci s inšpektorom Foxom rozuzľuje zamotané prípady za pomoci svojej pohotovosti a bystrého úsudku. Prvý príbeh Vrah na scéne sa odohráva v zákulisí divadla, kde priamo pred očami divákov prichádza k vražde. V druhom príbehu Smrť v taxíku autorka vniká do kruhov londýnskej smotánky. Vydieranie, ktoré sa končí smrťou, vyvolá veľký rozruch v spoločnosti aj na Scotland Yarde. Tretí príbeh Posledná opona tematicky opäť začiera do hereckého prostredia s čudáckou rodinou, sídliacou na starom zámku. Prednosťou rozprávačského umenia Marshovej je najmä sugestívne vystihnutie atmosféry umocnené pôsobivým udržiavaním napätia.

Na malebný novozélandský ostrovček prichádza na pozvanie milionára Reecea manželská dvojica Troy a Rory Alleynovci - on maliarka, on vysoký dôstojník londýnskej polície. To, čo vyzerá na príjemnú dovolenku, sa zanedlho zmení na drámu - po búrke zostanú hostia na ostrovčeku odrezaní od svetaa po súkromnom predstavení opery ktosi zabodne hlavnej predstaviteľke dýku do srdca.

Děj detektivního příběhu Ngaio Marshové se tentokrát odehrává na malém cornwallském ostrůvku v Lamanšském průlivu, kde pomůže ponoření do pramene vody malému prostoduchému chlapci, jenž má plné ruce bradavic. Celá vesnice založí na údajně léčivém prameni svou prosperitu, ale šarlatánství s tím spojené se nelíbí staré slečně Prideové, jež ostrov zdědila a chce vše vrátit do starých kolejí.Po svém příjezdu se však stává terčem nebezpečných útoků a nakonec dochází k záměně osob a k surové vraždě, kterou za přispění místní policie opět vyřeší schopný a elegantní superintendant ze Scotland Yardu Roderick Alleyn, bývalý žák a starý přítel slečny Prideové.

Another detective story by the renowned author, whose brilliant dialogue recalls Agatha Christie, unfolds in an English country estate cut off from the outside world by heavy snowfall. A murder occurs within the disparate group invited for a weekend by an eccentric host, and once again, Chief Inspector Alleyn from Scotland Yard expertly solves the case, managing to reach the scene despite the adverse weather conditions.

Kniha obsahuje tři případy : 1. Vražda po plese — přeložila Hana Knížková. 2. Smrt v Delfínu — přeložila Olga Rychlíková. 3. Nedokončený portrét — přeložila Hana Knížková. Doslov „Třetí dáma zločinu“ napsala Hana Knížková. Vydání první.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the ninth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

Zwei mysteriöse Fälle des Inspektors Alleyn. Die Handlung des Detektivromans spielt in der exotischen Umgebung Neuseelands während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Eine grausame Mordtat in einem Maori-Reservat in der Nähe von Thermalquellen zieht Inspektor Roderick Alleyn an, der diesmal inkognito ermittelt und gleichzeitig nach einem feindlichen Agenten sucht. Der berühmte Kriminalbeamte von Scotland Yard lässt sich nicht von falschen Spuren täuschen und deckt sowohl den Mörder als auch den Landesverräter auf. Die Autorin, die nicht umsonst als die zweite Agatha Christie bezeichnet wird, fesselt mit einer spannenden Geschichte und einer brillanten Schilderung der maorischen Kultur.

Klasický detektivní román se odehrává během 2. světové války na Novém Zélandu, kam přijíždí anglický policejní inspektor spolupracovat na případu špionáže. Vrchní inspektor Alleyn přijíždí v roce 1943 na Nový Zéland, aby odhalil pachatele záhadné a brutální vraždy manželky majitele ovčí farmy a zároveň pomohl místní policii v pátrání po špionáži. Obou úkolů se jako obvykle zhostí s úspěchem a nakonec jen taktak unikne vražednému útoku na svou osobu. Vedle zdařilé zápletky vyniká tento detektivní román mistrným prokreslením charakterů, zachycením života na Novém Zélandu za 2. světové války a překrásnými popisy novozélandské horské přírody.

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel which features blood-curdling murders in the confines of a riverboat, the Zodiac, cruising through Constable country. schovat popis

The discovery of a piece of authentic Shakespearean memorabilia leads to a murder at the recently reopened Dolphin theater and Inspector Alleyn investigates

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.

Detektivní příběh z divadelního prostředí přináší čtenáři efektivní zápletku s vraždou na jevišti uprostřed divadelního představení.

All aboard for murder The Cape Farewell steams out to sea, carrying a serial strangler who says it with flowers and a little song. Behind, on a fogbound London dock, lies his latest lovely victim; and on board, working undercover to identify him before he strikes again, is Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But-with a collection of neurotic, bombastic, shifty, and passionate passengers at one another's throats-how long can he keep the investigation on course?

Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime fiction of all time.

A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday... A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener. In fact, she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide. Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, C.I.D., digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder.

Who in the quiet village of Chipping would kill wealthy spinster Idris Campanula? Plenty of people, among them her fellow cast members from a troubled charity production. Miss Campanula was a spiteful gossip, gleefully destroying others' lives merely for her own excitement. But once Inspector Roderick Alleyn arrives, he quickly realizes that the murderer might have killed the wrong woman -- and may soon stage a repeat performance.

It started as a student exercise, the knife under the drape, the model’s pose chalked in place. But before Agatha Troy, artist and instructor, returns to the class, the pose has been re-enacted in earnest. The model will never move again. It’s a difficult case for Inspector Alleyn. He’s in love with Agatha Troy, but no one can be above suspicion...

When Cara Quayne collapsed after drinking the ritual wine at the House of the Sacred Flame, she was experiencing a moment that would soon turn deadly. The mystery of how prussic acid found its way into the group's wine presents a challenging puzzle for Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn. As he investigates the circumstances surrounding the wealthy cult member's untimely demise, he must navigate the complexities of the bizarre group and uncover the truth behind this shocking event.

A touring theatre company in New Zealand forms the basis of one of Marsh's most ambitious and innovative novels.

“I didn’t reckon to be flustered “, said Carey, “but this flustered me, proper. Partly, no doubt, it was the way the Guiser was got up. Like a clown with the tunic thing pulled up. It’d have been over his head if—well, never mind. He didn’t paint his face but he had one of these masks. So he looked, if you can follow me, gentlemen, like a kind of doll that the head had come off of. There was the body, sort of doubled up, and there was the head, two feet away, grinning, which was right nasty...”

The charismatic president of Ng'ombwana in Africa has enemies of every stripe--from ex-colonists to new rivals, from dispossessed businessmen to racist crackpots. But when a ceremonial spear deals death at the president's lavish embassy party in London, Superintendent Roderick Alleyn must decipher the victim's last utterance and expose the assassin.

It's true, darts is nobody's idea of a low-risk amusement, yet it is rarely lethal. Tell that to the famous barrister who was enjoying a pint at the Plume of Feathers pub, and is now residing at the morgue. Inspector Roderick Alleyn has a growing hunch that the peculiar "accident" can be traced to an old legal case.

Detektivní román z londýnského divadelního prostředí. Vrchní inspektor Scotland Yardu Alleyn vyšetřuje také v tomto příběhu vraždu v divadle, a to při premiéře nově nastudované hry, přičemž během vyšetřování dochází k další smrti jednoho z vyšetřovaných. Pátrání, které hledámotiv činu v napjatých vztazích mezi herci, nalézá jej překvapivě v jiné sféře.

Vrchní inspektor Scotland Yardu Alleyn spolu se svým týmem vyšetřuje, kdo v kožených rukavicích na rukou odstranil s vražedným úmyslem prkna přes výkop na odtokovou stoku nedaleko osamělého sídla početné anglické rodiny a způsobil smrt správci dědictví mladého muže a kdo se pokusil ještěo další vraždu. Detektivní román má v závěru nečekaný spád a napětí.

Na staré šlechtické sídlo ve Frantocku se sjíždějí různorodí hosté, aby se věnovali neobvyklým zábavám. Nevinná „hra na vraždy“ však skončí nečekanou tragédií. Každý z přítomných má sice skálopevné alibi, ale vrchní inspektor Alleyn si dokáže poradit i s takovou záhadou

Detektivní román anglické autorky narozené na Novém Zélandu se odehrává v divadelním prostředí v Londýně. Slavná herečka, stárnoucí miláček londýnského publika, připravuje ve své rezidenci večírek na oslavu svých 50. narozenin. Ve chvíli, kdy rodina a přátelé očekávají zlatý hřebvečera, je herečka nalezena ve svém pokoji mrtvá. Mnozí z účastníků večera mají důvod se s touto ženou, která pod maskou velkodušnosti a laskavosti skrývá tvrdou a sobeckou povahu, vypořádat a podezřelý z vraždy je vlastně každý z nich.

Detektivní román z divadelního prostředí renomované londýnské scény. Když majitel divadla Dolphin Peregrine Jay uvádí ve velkolepé produkci hru Macbeth, nic nedbá na divadelní pověru, že hra vždy přinese neštěstí a smrt. Kletba se však vyplní vraždou v zákulisí. Naštěstí je v publikusuperintendent Roderick Alleyn.

Detektivní román odehrávající se na starém venkovském sídle v rodině slavného shakespearovského herce. Starý herec je zavražděn v den, kdy oznámí své rozvětvené rodině úmysl oženit se s mladou herečkou a odkázat jí podstatnou část svého majetku. V okamžiku vraždy je na zámku hostem manželka známého policejního detektiva a zahajuje vyšetřování, do něhož se později zapojí i Scotland Yard. Pátrání po vrahovi je v podmínkách sídla a při spletitých rodinných záležitostech velice těžké, komplikuje je i skutečnost, že všichni podezřelí mají v sobě hereckou krev a rozplést síť jejich popírajících se výpovědí není pro vyšetřovatele snadný úkol.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the third volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

The new series of Ngaio Marsh editions concludes with a new edition of her autobiography. What sort of person was Ngaio Marsh, whose detective novels made her name known throughout the world? With all the insight and sense of style her readers have come to expect of her, her autobiography reveals the influences and environment that have shaped her personality. Widely acclaimed when first published in 1965, Black Beech and Honeydew is a sensitive account of Ngaio Marsh's childhood and adolescence in Christchurch and the establishment of her theatre and writing careers both there and in the UK. It captures all the joys, fears and hopes of a spirited young woman growing up and transmits an artist's gradual awareness of the special flavour of life in New Zealand and the individual character of its landscape. Fully revised and updated in 1981, this new edition is reissued 21 years later as a commemoration of Ngaio Marsh's life and work. It is a sanguine, poised, unpretentious, thoughtful and often moving record of a full life, and -- despite its unavailability for nearly 20 years -- has been acclaimed as her most distinguished work. No one who had read and enjoyed any of Ngaio Marsh's 32 novels can afford to overlook this gifted and charming autobiography.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the tenth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the fifth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

The murder of a famous opera soprano finds Inspector Alleyn crawling around backstage in her life, interviewing agents, past lovers, servants, and others hoping to learn who dispatched La Sommita with her own stiletto.

Troy Alleyn, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's beautiful young wife, is engaged to paint a portrait of Sir Henry Ancred, famed Shakespearean actor and family patriarch, but she senses all is not well in the dreary castle of Ancreton. When old Hnery is found dead after a suspicious dinner and an unfortunate family fracas, Troy enlists the impeccable aid of her husband to determine who among a cast of players would have a motive for murder -- and the theatrical gift to carry it out.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the seventh volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

Celebrating 75 years since the debut of the Empress of Crime, this second volume of omnibus editions compiles the complete series of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries. Fans of detective fiction will appreciate the collection's depth, showcasing the evolution of the beloved character and the intricate plots that have captivated readers over decades.

Three Inspector Alleyn novels plus a bonus story "The Cupid mirror".

Surfeit of Lampreys: The Lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cash. They all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicated. And when Uncle Gabriel Lamprey dies, Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn is called in.

Mary Bellamy, ageing darling of the London stage, holds a 50th-birthday party - a gala where she has assembled everyone who loves her and fears her power. Then someone uses a deadly insect spray on Mary instead of the azaleas. Superintendent Alleyn investigates.

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the first volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

"Lord Pastern and Baggot (yes, that's one person) is a classic English eccentric, given to passionate, peculiar enthusiasms. His latest? Drumming in a jazz band. His rather stuffy wife is not amused, and even less so when her daughter falls hard for Carlos Rivera, the band's sleazy piano accordionist. Aside from the young woman, nobody likes Rivera very much, so there's a wealth of suspects when he is shot in the middle of a performance. Happily, Inspector Alleyn is in the audience, ready solve the murder, soothe Lord P & B, and generally get everyone back on beat. Who knew he was such a jazzbo?"--Back cover.

Invitation to Murder… Lady Bantling had a talent for outrageous parties, but she never dreamed her mad treasure hunt would end in murder—with a famous lawyer dead in a drain excavation, his skull bashed in by a pipe… Who had planned this horrendous happening? Superintendent Alleyn probes the alibis of some elegant aristocrats—for the hidden clue to a particularly deadly guest. (Publisher’s description)

A strangely mixed group gathers for a weekend at a country estate in England. Sir Hubert Handesley, the host, is known for his witty social games. This time, he proposes a death game, where one participant must play the murderer and another the victim. However, the game turns into a bitter reality... This marks the first case of Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a classic of detective literature.

Ngaio Marsh's most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander's first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford - with a meat skewer through the eye...

For Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the trip was to be official; for his family, a Mediterranean romp. But a plot torn from the pages of a gothic novel soon engulfed them all. Alleyn's son was kidnapped. A very wealthy spinster was murdered. And in an eerie chateau, carved out of the Riviera mountainside, Alleyn faced the ultimate jet-set cult.

The crime was committed on stage at the theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the victim was an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases

It's more than opening night jitters. The leading man is found dead after the very first performance. Was it suicide or homicide? Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn takes center stage in the investigation of the unlucky actor's dramatic demise. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The last ditch hidden behind a hedge, is a sheer drop, murderously deep—especially when someone stretches a wire across to trip a horse. The last to jump is a young stablehand, who is duly crushed beneath several stone of well-groomed mare. The last straw for Roderick Alleyn is when his young son Ricky becomes involved—right up to his considerably endangered neck...

The owner of the Dolphin Theatre is putting on a production of Macbeth, the play that always brings bad luck. One night, the claymore swings and the dummy's head is more than real. Luckily, Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn is in the audience.

Roderick Alleyn is back in this unique crime novel begun by Ngaio Marsh during the Second World War and now completed by Stella Duffy in a way that has delighted reviewers and critics alike.

This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand.

When a much disliked visiting servant disappears without trace after playing Santa Claus, foul play is at once suspected - and suspicion falls on the guests. The very thought that such a respectable bunch would commit murder seems like a heresy.