Dead Water - Brossura

Marsh, Ngaio

Brossura

ISBN 10: 000616465X ISBN 13: 9780006164654

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 1994

Riassunto

An Inspector Alleyn mystery. Hundreds of unfortunates flock to taste the miraculous waters of the Cornish village of Portcarrow. Miss Pride wants to put an end to the villagers' trade in miracle cures, especially Miss Elspeth Cost's gift shop. But someone puts an end to Miss Cost herself.

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L'autore:

Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh’s real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handed revived the New Zealand public’s interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her ‘damery’ in 1966.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

THE ALLEYN MYSTERIES

Times are good in the Cornish village of Portcarrow, as hundreds of unfortunates flock to taste the miraculous waters of Pixie Falls.

Then Miss Emily Pride inherits Portcarrow and wants to put an end to the villagers' thriving trade in miracle cures especially Miss Elspeth Cost's gift shop.

But someone puts an end to Miss Cost herself...

"A beauty...Miss Marsh is a fine, sly, comic writer."
THE SUN

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 000616465X
• ISBN 13: 9780006164654
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224