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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
howlingly funny - marsh at her best,
By A Customer
This review is from: Overture To Death (Dead Letter Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
For Ngaio Marsh fans, this book is a must. The usual deft and scathing descriptions of small-town characters had me rolling on the floor. I can never play the Rachmaninoff opening bars again without collapsing in laughter. Tight plot, smoothly balanced progression to a classic Marsh finish. The book includes a sweet romantic sub-plot, handled nicely. Beware, if you are particularly sensitive about remarks that make fun of spinsters, you may not find this book as funny as I did.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deadly Rachmaninov,
By c. john evans (Northport, AL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Overture To Death (Dead Letter Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
Death by a Rachmaninov Prelude is surely one of Marsh's most inspired murder methods. In addition, we have a great village setting, a good mystery plot and Marsh's typical wit. For Christie fans unfamiliar with Marsh, this one is a great introduction.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Marsh Mystery I've Read (so far)!,
By MK Writer "hedwig_owl" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Overture To Death (Dead Letter Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
Overture to Death is Marsh's best for a few reasons: 1) The background of the murder (English village life) is extremely well drawn. 2) The characters are so well-defined, you feel as if you know them. 3) The method of murder is the cleverest I've seen yet, from Dame Marsh, and is completely plausible. One of the reasons that people look down on mystery novels, is that often they are about plot with scant attention paid to the literary aspects. Not so with Ngaio Marsh.
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