Death at the Bar

Death at the Bar
Ngaio Marsh

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel in which a game of darts in an English pub has gruesome consequences.At the Plume of Feathers in south Devon one midsummer evening, eight people are gathered together in the tap-room. They are in the habit of playing darts, but on this occasion an experiment takes the place of the usual game – a fatal experiment which calls for investigation.A distinguished painter, a celebrated actor, a woman graduate, a plump lady from County Clare, and a Devonshire farmer all play their parts in the unravelling of the problem…

NGAIO MARSH

Death at the Bar

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persosn, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Death at the Bar first published in Great Britain by Geoffrey Bles 1940

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CONTENTS

Cover (#u1af37b41-84f2-5040-9d8c-40aaab355562)

Title Page (#u94ea2be8-0812-5d00-83c2-7c09d9df1af3)

Copyright (#u9ba66dfb-0ce1-5a04-ab07-1f3edde867ab)

Dedication (#u3825bd17-ae2f-52b8-ae90-282656bf2474)

Cast of Characters (#uedabf46e-e139-53a8-bd53-4616dab40dc9)

1 The Plume of Feathers (#uf99ae354-2a1e-590e-8597-96a6140da4fd)

2 Advance by Watchman (#ucb8d8f6f-6c45-5621-9bdb-bcbe07925ee5)

3 Further Advance by Watchman (#u853fd299-31da-5dc4-9467-02d9eb5248e7)

4 The Evening in Question (#ud6be73e0-5a6f-5b53-8179-8b79c4db9a5c)

5 Failure by Mr Legge (#litres_trial_promo)

6 Inquest (#litres_trial_promo)

7 Complaint from a Publican (#litres_trial_promo)

8 Alleyn at Illington (#litres_trial_promo)

9 Alleyn at The Feathers (#litres_trial_promo)

10 The Tumbler and the Dart (#litres_trial_promo)

11 Routine (#litres_trial_promo)

12 Curious Behaviour of Mr Legge (#litres_trial_promo)

13 Miss Darragh Stands Firm (#litres_trial_promo)

14 Crime and Mr Legge (#litres_trial_promo)

15 Love Interest (#litres_trial_promo)

16 Alleyn Exceeds his Duty (#litres_trial_promo)

17 Mr Fox Takes Sherry (#litres_trial_promo)

18 Mr Legge Commits a Misdemeanour (#litres_trial_promo)

19 The Chief Constable as Watson (#litres_trial_promo)

20 Conjecture into Fact (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)