The Empress of Crime's life was the ultimate detective story – revealed for the first time in this forthright and perceptive biography.

Which was the real Ngaio Marsh - Dame of the British Empire or the dame who wrote detective novels? One of the celebrated 1930s and 40s "Queens of Crime' Ngaio

A lovingly crafted biography of New Zealand Crimewriting Queen, Ngaio Marsh who, like Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie, wrote detective fiction during mystery

A mystery with “atmosphere, humor . . .and a group of characters, English, Maori, and New Zealander, who are fascinating and completely credible.” —The Ne

A local busybody is silenced for good in this tale by “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” (Kirkus Reviews). In