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Dead Water

By: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: James Saxon
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The elderly Emily Pride is perfectly pleased to have inherited an island, even if her starchy pragmatism is ever so faintly appalled by the Pixie Falls spring and its reported miraculous healing properties.

But really, the locals' attempts to capitalize on the 'miracles' are entirely too tacky - Ye Olde Gift Shoppe, the neon signs…not on Miss Emily’s watch, thank you. Of course, the locals are not exactly thrilled to give up their trade (Pixie Falls may be merely be known for healing warts, it’s true, but you take your shillings where you can find them). Could their frustration have bubbled up into murderous rage?

Inspector Alleyn will have to sort it out. And this time, it’s personal.

©1964 Original Text of 1964 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio Cosy Crime Fiction Detective Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime

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Critic reviews

"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)
"A beauty.... Miss Marsh is a fine, sly, comic writer." ( The Sun)
"A brilliant traditional detective story." ( Evening Standard)
"Reading a Ngaio Marsh mystery is like being in the company of a gracious, spirited raconteur." ( Newsweek)
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Mispronunciation of Alleyn’s name is irritating and spoils what is otherwise a good narration. Otherwise another enjoyable story from one of the greatest writers of the golden age

Not my favourite Ngaio Marsh but enjoyable

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Another favourite Ngaio Marsh tale well performed by James Saxon. His Miss Emily Price is excellent.
This has been one of my favourite detective novels for many years. I love sinking into her worlds and experiencing vicariously the action of the tales. This one with the bewitching Green Lady, spuriously magical spring, the falls, the mounting tension towards the festival, the uncertainty of the murderer's intended victim, all the scattered side issues, expertly gathered up by the author and climaxing into the splendidly dramatic denoument, is a very satisfying read and the audio book is also splendidly satisfying. No disappointment there! Very well done.

A magnificence rendering of a twisty tale.

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Beautifully narrated by James Saxon whose presentation l cannot fault in any manner as some reviewers have done. Each character is drawn with vocal precision by an actor with a deeply rich voice. His mispronunciation of the protagonist's surname - as it should be pronounced purely on the basis of its spelling - is a reasonable mistake which doesn't detract if you know that it's author pronounced it Allen not "A-lane". The story itself, written with the usual sumptuous language, is more of a mild thriller than a whodunnit which explains my reduced number of stars. I concluded quite quickly who the killer is. A clue - it's not the butler.

Not the best of Marsh.

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