Light Thickens: Inspector Roderick Alleyn (Volume 32) - Ngaio Marsh

Category: Adults, Classic, Crime, Detective
Language: English
Keywords: Inspector Roderick Alleyn Traditional Detective Mysteries

Written by Ngaio Marsh
Read by James Saxon
Format: Opus
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Unabridged

This is Ngaio Marsh’s last novel and considered by many as one of her best. The mystery centers around a production of “Macbeth” at the Dolphin Theatre in London. Most of those involved in the play are superstitious to varying degrees about the bad-luck curse traditionally associated with “Macbeth.” Even to say the play’s name is considered dangerous, so it’s referred to as “the Scots play.” During rehearsals someone starts playing gruesome practical jokes. And somebody is sending out anonymous messages about a likable and talented child actor whose father is the Hampstead Chopper, a notorious serial killer confined in the Broadmoor asylum. One night, during a performance attended by Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, a grisly murder involving a ceremonial sword occurs just before the final curtain. If you like traditional British cozies with mostly pleasant characters, you’ll probably enjoy this mystery, and if you’re also a Shakespeare aficionado, you’ll enjoy it even more.