
Death on the Air and Other Stories
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Narrated by:
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Wanda McCaddon
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By:
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Ngaio Marsh
Death on the Air and Other Stories serves as the perfect introduction to Ngaio Marsh and her creation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, or as a nostalgic journey for her many fans.
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Writers should read this
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I'm glad it was free
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I am officially a Ngaio Marsh fan .
An excellent compilation of stories.
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Some hiccups
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Good Introduction To Ngaio Marsh
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Good stories but poor oral performance
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The background essays on Alleyn and Troy were great fun.
I did enjoy the narrator.
Adequate
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A,little disappointing, but mostly a good listen.
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Of course, the “portraits” of Inspector Alleyn and Agatha Troy at the beginning of this collection tackle the questions fans want answered most, but they also feature some vivid writing. The imagery and dramatic pacing in the eight stories that follow (one recounting a true mystery; one, the most emotionally insightful of the bunch, written when she was still a girl) testify to the influence of Marsh’s other two pursuits, in front of the easel and behind the scenes at the theater. Listening to these stories, it's hard to believe that--at least according to the introduction--writing was merely Marsh’s third love.
The TV script, “Evil Liver”, was just as good as any of the stories and (to my surprise) just as engrossing, in spite of its script format. And the final piece, “Oh, My Poor Boy”, a letter to someone who wanted to be an author, is a dash of cold, sensible water in the face of all dilletantes. Nadia May serves up each piece to perfection.
A Treasure Trove
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<p>The introduction by author Susan Howatch was a magnificent tribute to Marsh’s work and its influence upon her own prolific and outstanding writing career. She goes on to give a very interesting biography of Ngaio Marsh and an analysis of her body of work. </p>
<p>In the first essay, Ngaio Marsh talks how the series began and how her detective, Roderick Alleyn, was formed. She also discusses the beginnings of his love, artist Agatha Troy. In the closing essay, “My Dear Boy”, she writes a conversational response to all the aspiring writers who have appealed to her over the years. These essays were significantly enhanced by the reading of Nadia May, as I could almost imagine that the author herself was speaking her thoughts. </p>
<p>The short stories were also very good. They had originally been published in various magazines and were quite ingenious, with settings spanning the range from the theater to village life to New Zealand. For those who enjoyed Marsh’s novel “Death of a Peer” (the American title of “A Surfeit of Lampreys”) you will enjoy the reappearance of Lord Michael Lamprey in a cameo role in one of the stories. Agatha Troy also makes an appearance, and, as ever, Alleyn is assisted by the trusty Inspector Fox. </p>
<p>I recommend this audio book to anyone who loves Ngaio Marsh; to anyone who would like to get to know the great Ngaio Marsh stories; and to anyone who loves classic detective fiction, particularly of the British who-done-it variety. </p>
Fascinating insights from the author
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