From the leading lady's liaison to the harassment of an aging juvenile lead - there's never a dull moment, darling, at the Vulcan Theatre. But vanity and hysterics, suspicion and superstition, brandy and jealousy, are upstaged by a death on opening night. Was it really suicide? Or a macabre incore to a long-ago murder in the same backstage room? Scotland Yard's Inspector Alleyn sets to work assembling a cast of suspects for the final curtain.
Very good mystery. I'm a fan of Roderick Alleyn. I wish I knew how to pronounce his name.
Carolyn E Gino (flowergirl4) -
This is another great Roderick Alleyn mystery. The Alleyn series gets better and better as I read each book. Marsh occasionally takes us to the theater, as in this episode. The characters are very interesting and the suspense lasts to the end.
Heather C. (yanquiloca) reviewed Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn, Bk 16) on + 75 more book reviews
A classic Alleyn in the theater, through the eyes of a winning protagonist, Martyn. Wonderful details about a play, and a fun (though I guessed the ending) plot.
Molly Kate M. (MollyKate) reviewed Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn, Bk 16) on + 9 more book reviews
one of Dame Ngaio's "theatre" novels, first published in 1951. As always, a very entertaining plot, with a rather surprising plot twist. Highly entertaining, literate, a classic Golden Age mystery novel.
