A MAN LAY DEAD
UK publication: 1934 (Geoffrey Bles)
US publication: 1942 (Sheridan House)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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THE NURSING-HOME MURDER
UK publication: 1935 (Geoffrey Bles)
US publication: 1941 (Sheridan House)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

Plot summary and comments: Written in collaboration with Dr. Henry Jellett (1872-1948).

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OFF WITH HIS HEAD
US title: DEATH OF A FOOL
UK publication: 1957 (Collins)
US publication: 1956 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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OPENING NIGHT
US title: NIGHT AT THE VULCAN
UK publication: 1951 (Collins)
US publication: 1951 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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PHOTO-FINISH
UK publication: 1980 (Collins)
US publication: 1980 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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SCALES OF JUSTICE
UK publication: 1955 (Collins)
US publication: 1955 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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SINGING IN THE SHROUDS
UK publication: 1959 (Collins)
US publication: 1958 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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SPINSTERS IN JEOPARDY
Other titles: THE BRIDE OF DEATH (in US reprint, Mercury, 1955)
UK publication: 1954 (Collins)
US publication: 1953 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS
US title: DEATH OF A PEER
UK publication: 1941 (Collins)
US publication: 1940 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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SWING, BROTHER, SWING
US title: A WREATH FOR RIVERA
UK publication: 1949 (Collins)
US publication: 1949 (Little, Brown); reprinted with UK title, 1951 (Pocket Books)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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TIED UP IN TINSEL
UK publication: 1972 (Collins)
US publication: 1972 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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VINTAGE MURDER
UK publication: 1937 (Geoffrey Bles)
US publication: 1940 (Sheridan House)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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WHEN IN ROME
UK publication: 1970 (Collins)
US publication: 1971 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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OVERTURE TO DEATH
UK publication: 1939 (Collins)
US publication: 1939 (Lee Furman)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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LIGHT THICKENS
UK publication: 1982 (Collins)
US publication: 1982 (Little, Brown)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

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DEATH ON THE AIR AND OTHER STORIES
US title: COLLECTED SHORT FICTION OF NGAIO MARSH
UK publication: 1995 (HarperCollins)
US publication: 1989 (International Polygonics)
Detective: Chief Inspector Alleyn

Plot summary and comments: A collection of 10 short stories featuring Inspector Alleyn. Story titles: Roderick Alleyn; Portrait of Troy; Death on the Air; I Can Find My Way Out; Chapter and Verse; The Hand in the Sand; The Cupid Mirror; A Fool About Money; Morepork; Evil Liver.

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