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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham commemorating 75 years since the empress of crime's first book, the sixth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 inspector alleyn mysteriesscales of justicethe inhabitants of swevenings are stirred only by a fierce competition to catch a monster trout known to dwell in their beautiful streamspinsters in jeopardyhigh in the mountains stands an historic saracen fortress, home of the mysterious mr oberon, leader of a coven of witchesthen one of their small community is found brutally murdered; beside him is the freshly killed troutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the eagerly awaited opening night brings a strange turn of the wheel of fortune - and sudden unforeseen deathnow, driven by sheer necessity, she accepts the humble job of dresser to the vulcan theatre's leading ladywhen someone else stumbles upon the secret, mr oberon decides his strange rituals require a human sacrificechief detective inspector roderick alleyn's murder investigation seems to be much more interested in the fishopening nightdreams of stardom lured martyn tarne from faraway new zealand to a soul-destroying round of west end agents and managers in search of workroderick alleyn, on holiday with his family, suspects that a huge drugs ring operates from within the castle
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The dramatic circumstances of his death are such that scotland yard is called in - in the person of troy's long-absent husband, chief detective inspector roderick alleynoxfam bookshop cheltenham commemorating 75 years since the empress of crime's first book, the fifth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 inspector alleyn mysterieshas the eccentric peer let hatred of his future son-in-law go too far? or will a tangle of jealousies and blackmail reveal to inspector alleyn an altogether different murderer? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe figure in the spotlight falls - and the coup-de-théatre has become murderfinal curtainjust as agatha troy, the world famous painter, completes her portrait of sir henry ancred, the grand old man of the stage, the old actor diesthree weeks later she turns up at an auction - packed inside one of her own bales of wool and very, very deadswing, brother, swingthe music rises to a climax: lord pastern aims his revolver and firesdied in the woolone summer evening in flossie rubrick, mp, one of the most formidable women in new zealand, goes to her husband's wool shed to rehearse a patriotic speech - and disappears
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And when uncle gabriel lamprey dies, chief detective inspector roderick alleyn is called inthe lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cashthey all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicatededited to fit on 3 cds, running to c3hr read by anton lesser see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle ngaio marsh's most popular novel begins when a young new zealander's first contact with the english gentry is the body of lord wutherford - with a meat skewer through the eye
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