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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Timeless mysteriesBy Patti ONot her best, but Ngaio Marsh is an excellent writer and plotter. Her characters are interesting and Roderick Alleyn is the best detective of this genre in my opinion - Same period as Peter Wimsey - but a man and unlike Dorothy Sayers, Marsh writes the story doesn't begin it with the most boring rehash of a coroner's inquest. A college professor got me started on these years ago because I was a theatre/English major and like this novel, Marsh often has her murders theater related.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Marsh Takes A Great Leap Forward With Her Second NovelBy Gary F. TaylorNgaio Marsh (1985-1982) was one of the four ldquo;Queens of Crimerdquo; (the others being Marjorie Allingham, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L. Sayers) who largely defined the 20th Century English murder mystery. All her mystery novels feature Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard, and the 1935 ENTER A MURDERER is his second appearance. The novel also marks the first appearance of a character that will eventually be known as ldquo;Brrsquo;er Fox,rdquo; Alleynrsquo;s most trusted assistant.Although she is now best recalled as an author, Marsh was also a professional stage actress and director, and ENTER A MURDERER is set against the theatrical world that she knew so well. Reporter Nigel Bathgate has received two tickets for a popular stage thriller playing at The Unicorn Theatre, a play titled The Rat and the Badger. He invites Alleyn to join him for the performancemdash;and pretense becomes fact when an actor is murdered.In Marshrsquo;s first novel, A MAN LAY DEAD, Alleyn was a cardboardish figure, and most of the novel followed Bathgate. In ENTER A MURDERER, however, Alleyn is much more developed and completely in charge, and the result is much more satisfying. The people who work at the theatre, and the atmosphere of the theatre itself, is also memorably developed. This is still not Marsh at her best, but it is easy to see how rapidly her confidence as a writer has improved, and although the book takes a few mis-turns, it is a fascinating read. Recommended.GFT, Reviewer2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Big Improvement Over "A Man Lay Dead"By Colin HarrisonWell, this one is a major improvement over "A Man Lay Dead," Marsh's first mystery effort, which I did not much like. The theatrical milieu is very well-drawn - Marsh had experience in the theatre and it shows in the writing. The portrayal of Inspector Roderick Alleyn is much improved over the first book, although he still strikes me as a knock-off of Lord Peter Wimsey. The solution to the murder is cleverly handled; there are several false clues that led me to put him/her out of consideration early on, although Marsh plays completely fair with the reader. I liked that the murder itself takes place on stage during a performance in full view of the audience, but as it is part of the plot, most people don't notice.

Ngaio Marsh was, among other things, a well-respected theatrical producer (having started out as an actress), and her passion for and knowledge of the theater was displayed in many of Alleynrsquo;s adventures. In Enter a Murderer, the Inspector has been invited to an opening night, a new play in which two characters quarrel and then struggle for a gun, with predictably sad results. Even sadder, the gun was not, in fact, loaded with blanks.

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