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Grave Mistake

Written by: Ngaio Marsh
Narrated by: Jane Asher
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A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday.... A bit snobbish and a trifle high strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener.

In fact she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends her scurrying to a chic spa for a rest cure, a liaison with the spa's director...and an apparent suicide.

Her autopsy holds one surprise, a secret drawer a second. And Inspector Roderick Alleyn, CID, digging about Upper Quintern, may unearth still a third...deeply buried motive for murder.

©1978 Original Text of 1978 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2015 Hachette Audio Cozy Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Crime Emotionally Gripping Suspense

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What the critics say

"The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers." ( Times Literary Supplement)
"It's time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around." ( New York Magazine)
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The performance was disappointing, especially in the rendition of Alleyn’s voice. The story itself is not one of Ngaio Marsh’s best.

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