Grave Mistake

Grave Mistake
Ngaio Marsh

Another classic Ngaio Marsh novel.At first it looked as if Sybil Foster had intentionally left the world: with two husbands dead, a daughter marrying the wrong man and – it later appeared – a debilitating disease, it was no wonder she took her own life.But no one believed she was the type – especially Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn. For the field was ripe with unfortunate engagements – one of them a very grave mistake…

Grave Mistake

Ngaio Marsh

For Gerald Lascelles

Cast of Characters (#ulink_aee39f4e-e60b-5eef-a37b-27340d4e671d)

Verity Preston—Of Keys House, Upper Quintern

The Hon. Mrs Foster (Sybil)—Of Quintern Place, Upper Quintern

Claude Carter—Her stepson

Prunella Foster—Her daughter

Bruce Gardener—Her gardener

Mrs Black—His sister

The Rev. Mr Walter Cloudesley—Vicar of St Crispin-in-Quintern

Nikolas Markos—Of Mardling Manor, Upper Quintern

Gideon Markos—His son

Jim Jobbin—Of Upper Quintern Village

Mrs Jim—His wife. Domestic helper

Dr Field-Innis, MB—Of Upper Quintern

Mrs Field-Innis—His wife

Basil Schramm (neé Smythe)—Medical incumbent, Greengages Hotel

Sister Jackson—His assistant

G. M. Johnson Marleena Biggs }—Housemaids, Greengages Hotel

The Manager—Greengages Hotel

Daft Artie—Upper Quintern Village

Young Mr Rattisbon—Solicitor

Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn—CID

Detective-Inspector Fox—CID

Detective-Sergeant Thompson—CID Photographic Expert

Sergeant Bailey—CID Fingerprint Expert

Sergeant McGuiness—Upper Quintern Police Force

PC Dance—Upper Quintern Police Force

A Coroner

A Waiter

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u3044f188-5183-5f9a-8bc0-0c65a8f88fb8)

Title Page (#u24f559d0-1f16-51a4-baf9-961b8bc8f62e)

Dedication (#u074478cf-7d75-5f29-9141-13a1b9e8301f)

Cast of Characters (#u3f96eddf-47be-5f5f-b65c-ce4348a91377)

CHAPTER 1 Upper Quintern (#ubc3423b8-476a-5349-83c5-8ee5429e5602)

CHAPTER 2 Greengages (I) (#u1a78749e-235d-5924-8ff1-49b1707342ff)

CHAPTER 3 Alleyn (#u359089ae-ea51-5c83-8e03-56eae6020aed)

CHAPTER 4 Routine (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 5 Greengages (II) Room 20 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 6 Point Marked X (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 7 Graveyard (I) (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 8 Graveyard (II) (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 9 Graveyard (III) (#litres_trial_promo)

BY THE SAME AUTHOR (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)