Clutch of Constables: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #25 (Volume 25)

Name: Clutch of Constables: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #25 (Volume 25)
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Rating: 4.6 (1492 reviews)
Author: Ngaio Marsh

by Ngaio Marsh

Mystery Thriller Historical Fiction

4.6 (1,492)

4.6 stars from 1,492 reviews. Top 85% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

244 pages~4.1 hr readPublished by Amereon LtdPublished 1968-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love classic British detective fiction with a confined setting and a cast of suspects who can't simply wander off.
You appreciate mysteries where the atmosphere and setting matter as much as the puzzle itself.
You've read Agatha Christie and want to discover why readers argue Marsh deserves equal billing.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer modern crime procedurals with forensics and fast pacing over conversational deduction.
You find mid-century British social dynamics and dialogue archaic rather than charming.
You want standalone mysteries instead of series entries that reward familiarity with recurring characters.

About this book

Inspector Alleyn's wife, the artist Agatha Troy, boards a river cruise through "Constable Country" in the east of England to celebrate the nineteenth-century landscape painter John Constable, whose work she admires. Her enthusiasm is tempered when she learns that a ticket became available only because the previous passenger was murdered in his cabin. As the cruise proceeds, a ruthless criminal threatens to sink the vessel. Alleyn must navigate the case while aboard, where a killer operates among the passengers and crew.

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Currently 4.6★ from 1,492 reviews

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