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Title details for Black as He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh - Available

Black as He's Painted

by Ngaio Marsh
Wanda McCaddon
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"The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress." —The Sun

When the President of Ng’ombwana proposes to dispense with the usual security arrangements on an official visit to London, his old school mate, Chief Superintendent Alleyn, is called in to try to persuade him otherwise. Alleyn performs his mission so successfully that on the night of the Ng’ombwanan Embassy’s reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. However, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn discovers a wealth of suspects in a coterie of ex-colonials residing in the very shadow of the Embassy....

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Series: Rodderick Alleyn Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged
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  • ISBN: 9781481561327
  • File size: 231296 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2004
  • Duration: 08:01:51

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  • ISBN: 9781481561327
  • File size: 231641 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2004
  • Duration: 08:01:51
  • Number of parts: 7
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Fiction Mystery Suspense

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"The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress." —The Sun

When the President of Ng’ombwana proposes to dispense with the usual security arrangements on an official visit to London, his old school mate, Chief Superintendent Alleyn, is called in to try to persuade him otherwise. Alleyn performs his mission so successfully that on the night of the Ng’ombwanan Embassy’s reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. However, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn discovers a wealth of suspects in a coterie of ex-colonials residing in the very shadow of the Embassy....

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Fiction Mystery Suspense