Clutch of Constables Inspector Roderick Alleyn #25

by Marsh, Ngaio

• ISBN13: 9781631940422
• ISBN10: 1631940422
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-10-07
• Publisher: Felony & Mayhem

Summary

We do love a man in a uniform, but the "Constables" in question are not policemen but paintings—the landscapes, specifically, of the 19^th-century painter John Constable. Agatha Troy (the artist wife, you’ll remember, of Inspector Alleyn) has a special fondness for Constable’s work, so she jumps at the chance to take a river-cruise through "Constable Country" in the east of England. Her enthusiasm dims a little when it becomes clear that the ticket became available at the last minute only because a previous passenger was murdered in his cabin—and murdered, it seems, by a notorious international criminal known as the "Jampot." (How we long for the days when notorious international criminals had really cute names.)

Author Biography

Ngaio Marsh was one of the celebrated queens of the golden age; she is the author of 32 novels in the "Inspector Alleyn" series. In addition to writing, her great passion was theater. She was born in New Zealand.