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Mystery · 1937 · PG

Vintage Murder

by Ngaio Marsh

A theatre party in New Zealand ends with a magnum of champagne as the murder weapon.

For10+GenreMysteryLength277 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

A murder; an accidental-seeming death

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking; wine business

Emotional Intensity

None

A classical Golden Age puzzle mystery with New Zealand setting

What this book is about

Marsh's 1937 Roderick Alleyn mystery set in New Zealand follows Alleyn on vacation when a theatrical impresario is killed by a champagne jeroboam falling from the flies. Local color and theater world. For all ages.

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