Sentence examples for Ngaio Marsh from inspiring English sources
Ngaio Marsh and Christie" - is so vivid because at one level he never quite believes in a world "half pulp, half mysticism, school of Palmer".
The other leading Golden Age writers were Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh.
Her first name reflects another of her parents' passions: the mystery stories of Ngaio Marsh, who had a fictional alter ego named Agatha Troy.
April 23, 1895 Christchurch, New Zealand February 18 , 1982Christchurch, New Zealand Ngaio Marsh, in full Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh (born April 23 , 1895 Christchurch, New Zealand died February 18 , 1982 Christchurch), New Zealand author known especially for her many detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard and, in later novels, his wife, Troy.
Not just mysteries — Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, Erle Stanley Gardner — but an occasional international thriller, like Eric Ambler's "A Coffin for Dimitrios" and Graham Greene's "The Third Man".
Back in the golden age of British detective fiction, the New Zealand author and theater producer Ngaio Marsh set the bar for backstage mysteries with "Enter a Murderer" (1935), distinguished by its realistic theatrical settings and strong dramatic themes.
