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Black as He's Painted

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: Philip Franks
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When the exuberant president of Ng'ombwana proposes to dispense with the usual security arrangements on an official visit to London, his old schoolmate, Chief Superintendent Alleyn, is called in to persuade him otherwise.

Consequently, on the night of the embassy's reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. Nevertheless, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn finds he has no shortage of help, from Special Branch to a tribal court - and a small black cat named Lucy Lockett who out-detects them all....

©2015 Ngaio Marsh (P)2016 Hachette Cosy Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Detective Cats Suspense

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Despite some surprisingly dated attitudes (and the author’s visceral dislike of obesity) this is a wonderful story quite brilliantly narrated. Lovely to have a bit of Alleyn and his wife’s domestic life, her painting, plus a charming kleptomaniac half-Siamese cat. Wonderful characters as always and a real sense of the London village atmosphere of Belgravia. Really enjoyable

One of the best Alleyn

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This was my third Ngaio Marsh story. I have to say that I am enjoying them. Philip Franks is an very good narrator. He may not get Allen's name right, but this didn't really bother me unduly. On to the next Ngaio Marsh

Another Ngaio Marsh

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Some people might be offended by the language used ...it is of its time...the title is the clue

I enjoyed this book

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As with so many of Ngaio Marsh's books, I was
barely able to put it down from the first 'page'!!
If you love cats, then the extra relish and joy from the back-story of LucyLocket, makes it a cert. for the single book to take to a desert island for the long-running BBC radio programme!

A Fine Who-done-it and Charming Story

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There are few better combinations than a book by Ngaio Marsh, read by Philip Franks

Story and Narrative

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