Overture to Death

Overture to Death
Ngaio Marsh

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel in which she more than lives up to her reputation as a crime writer of intelligence and style.It was planned as an act of charity: a new piano for the parish hall, an amusing play to finance the gift.But its execution was doomed when Miss Campanula sat down to play. A chord was struck, a shot rang out and Miss Campanula was dead.A case of sinister infatuation for the brilliant Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn.

NGAIO MARSH

Overture to Death

COPYRIGHT (#ulink_acad7d4f-8a4d-5249-8bc7-c9244d17a520)

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

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Overture to Death first published in Great Britain by Geoffrey Bles 1939

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Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1939

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Source ISBN: 9780006512585

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Version: 2016-09-12

DEDICATION (#ulink_360cb1f1-3287-5d0a-8839-f74fdf122878)

For the Sunday Morning Party:

G. M. LESTER

DUNDAS AND CECIL WALKER

NORMAN AND MILES STACPOOLE BATCHELOR

& My Father

CONTENTS

Cover (#uf2a87911-52da-5008-9468-9fde4cb7baee)

Title Page (#ud38ef244-3944-54f2-9b2b-5d180fe46169)

Copyright (#uf21f4cf6-745d-5754-a26b-638640bb0207)

Dedication (#uf77690a5-cc70-5bf4-ae77-45559c304d3d)

Cast of Characters (#ub30efabf-92f0-5f13-81ae-1780abc5e7d3)

1 The Meet at Pen Cuckoo (#ub0868754-3eec-5685-98b0-444e90d209e5)

2 Six Parts and Seven Actors (#u3cb29cae-7b46-58dd-b29c-53e1938c7e18)

3 They Choose a Play (#u5adf27b8-823c-573e-8d70-77fcc715700e)

4 Cue for Music (#u304a8992-bc16-572c-b419-5af6b230e806)

5 Above Cloudyfold (#u992625b5-f16b-5e7a-881c-4ad2abc208ae)

6 Rehearsal (#u139c11b9-fae2-5c1c-b500-639c32763204)

7 Vignettes (#u71b94eb6-965a-5bae-9426-4c3bbfb07a8f)

8 Catastrophe (#litres_trial_promo)

9 CID (#litres_trial_promo)

10 According to Templett (#litres_trial_promo)

11 According to Roper (#litres_trial_promo)

12 Further Vignettes (#litres_trial_promo)

13 Sunday Morning (#litres_trial_promo)

14 According to the Jernighams (#litres_trial_promo)

15 Alleyn Goes to Church (#litres_trial_promo)

16 The Top Lane Incident (#litres_trial_promo)

17 Confession from a Priest (#litres_trial_promo)

18 Mysterious Lady (#litres_trial_promo)

19 Statement from Templett (#litres_trial_promo)

20 According to Miss Wright (#litres_trial_promo)