Singing in the Shrouds
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Description
All aboard for murderThe Cape Farewell steams out to sea, carrying a serial strangler who says it with flowers and a little song. Behind, on a fogbound London dock, lies his latest lovely victim; and on board, working undercover to identify him before he strikes again, is Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But-with a collection of neurotic, bombastic, shifty, and passionate passengers at one another's throats-how long can he keep the investigation on course?
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Roderick Alleyn and Inspector Ian Rutledge work for Scotland Yard between the World Wars. Though the protagonists are somewhat different, readers will find similarly well crafted and complex procedural plots, vividly realized settings, interesting secondary characters, and a serious tone. -- Katherine Johnson
Roderick Alleyn and Adam Dalgliesh are police detectives with an interest in the arts who work for Scotland Yard. These series have similar tone and atmosphere, and the crime investigation usually occurs against a backdrop of a specialized occupation. -- Katherine Johnson
Roderick Alleyn and Alan Grant are police detectives who work for Scotland Yard. These series from the Golden Age of mysteries have similar tone and atmosphere, and the crime investigation usually occurs against a backdrop of a specialized occupation. -- Katherine Johnson
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Though Dorothy L. Sayers' books focus on amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Ngaio Marsh's novels feature Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn, their Golden Age-era stories share similar writing styles, settings, and characters. And both detectives love independent-minded women: author Harriet Vane for Wimsey and painter Agatha Troy for Alleyn. -- Dawn Towery
Agatha Christie's fans will appreciate Ngaio Marsh, whose detective stories also belong to the Golden Age. Marsh's procedurals are nevertheless free of on-stage gore, violence, and nerve-wracking suspense, while the plots present satisfying intellectual puzzles. -- Katherine Johnson
Like the Golden Age mysteries of Ngaio Marsh, Malliet's stories use an aristocratic-like police detective with a sidekick to solve typical puzzle mysteries. The fast paced stories of both authors involve a closed circle of suspects and numerous red herring clues. These cozies are filled with eccentric characters. -- Merle Jacob
Loaded with wit and subtle humor, these authors offer readers complex plots and memorable characters in their satisfying mysteries. Both steep their entertaining stories in the vividly detailed worlds of their other passions - academia for Michael Innes and theater for Ngaio Marsh. -- Melissa Gray
Charles Todd writes mysteries set in the time period of Golden Age mystery stories, when Marsh lived, and Todd's creative development of character, clever puzzle mysteries, and vivid descriptions of settings around Britain will appeal to Marsh's modern fans. -- Katherine Johnson
Both authors feature Scotland Yard detectives with an interest in the arts, usually setting their mysteries against the backdrop of a specialized occupation. They employ a strong sense of place, serious but not grim atmosphere, steady pace, literary tone, and strong secondary characters. James's other books will also appeal to Marsh's fans. -- Katherine Johnson
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Published Reviews
Library Journal Review
A serial killer has been strangling young women; his trademark is broken beads and flowers strewn over the bodies. But Singing in the Shrouds is no bloody, psychological thriller; instead, it is a gentle, mannered "cozy" by a famous classic mystery writer. When a victim is found on the docks, an incognito Inspector Alleyn becomes a passenger on a departing vessel. The other nine passengers include a TV talk show star; a middle-aged femme fatale; a crotchety, retired schoolmaster; and a sober spinster. As the ship sails to the tropics, Alleyn tries desperately to discover who the killer is and then to protect the other passengers. James Saxon does an outstanding reading job; his vocalization of a woman's "masculine voice" is particularly admirable. Unfortunately, while this late work by Marsh follows the standard golden age format, the classic simplistic plot is accompanied by a set of characters who are remarkably one-dimensional, even for the subgenre. Still, someone looking for light listening could do much worse. Recommended for all medium to large libraries.DI. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Marsh, N. (2014). Singing in the Shrouds . Felony & Mayhem Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marsh, Ngaio. 2014. Singing in the Shrouds. Felony & Mayhem Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marsh, Ngaio. Singing in the Shrouds Felony & Mayhem Press, 2014.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Marsh, N. (2014). Singing in the shrouds. Felony & Mayhem Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Marsh, Ngaio. Singing in the Shrouds Felony & Mayhem Press, 2014.
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