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Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh DBE (/ ˈ n aɪ oʊ / NY-oh; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966.
Complete order of Ngaio Marsh books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Nov 14, 2018 · In the Golden Age of British crime fiction in the 1920s and 1930s, the names of four women were so dominant that they became known as the “Queens of Crime.”. They were Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, and Ngaio Marsh—though, for my money, Marsh was the best of them.
Ngaio Marsh (born April 23, 1895, Christchurch, New Zealand—died February 18, 1982, Christchurch) was a New Zealand author known especially for her many detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard and, in later novels, his wife, Troy.
Who was Ngaio Marsh? Hugely talented, charming and enigmatic, Ngaio Marsh is one of New Zealand’s best-known literary figures, and was for a time our most famous export across the globe.
Dame Ngaio Marsh, born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a New Zealand crime writer and theatre director. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900, but she was born in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
A list of 33 books in the English detective series featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn, written by Ngaio Marsh from the 1930s to the 1980s. Each book has a brief summary, ratings, reviews, and editions information.
