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Title: Death In Ecstasy by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0-312-96360-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Clever Novel Lowered By Homosexual Hysteria
Comment: One of the few truly regrettable aspects of Marsh's writing is her marked habit of depicting gay characters as ineffectual, rather slimy, and altogether unlikable individuals--something not seen in the works of the more widely read Christie, who also occasionally includes implicitly gay and lesbian characters in her works. This tendency resurfaces in DEATH IN ECSTACY, and it detracts considerably from Marsh's otherwise extremely fine writing, particularly in regard to her over-all talent for dismissing stereotypes and creating fully rounded characters. But if one can overlook Marsh's homosexual hysterial, one will likely find DEATH IN ESCTACY one of her more interestingly atmospheric novels, effectively depicting a cult-like religion and the often neurotic individuals who swirl around it--including some who may have motives for murder.
Rating: 4
Summary: Quite Good
Comment: Not my favorite Marsh, but still very good. Nigel Bathgate (AKA Inspector Alleyn's "Watson") is simply a bored journalist looking for something to do on a rainy day. He spies the mysterious "church" across the street from him, sneaks in to a secret ceremony, and quite by accident, ends up witnessing a murder. Who does he call but his own favorite Scotland Yard detective, Roderick Alleyn. An interesting blend of spiritualism, money, drugs and murder.
Rating: 4
Summary: Just short of excellent
Comment: First published in 1936, this mystery is just a bit dated, as one might expect. It is a little too polite by today's standards: the detective and his confidants are never in jeopardy. There is but the one murder and no real foreshadowing of another possible homicide. The plot might well have been improved by more action or at least the threat of something dire. Despite this, the ambience and characterizations are superior to most present-day whodunits. The only flaw in the characterizations is in Ms. Marsh's attempts to write grating American slang. If the reader likes Agatha Christie and the novels that are more puzzle than danger, this is a very good choice.
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Title: Singing In The Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312968884 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312966032 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312971796 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 15 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Enter A Murderer by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312966709 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh ISBN: 0312966695 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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