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Ngaio Marsh Books in Order

4 series including Roderick Alleyn and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers 4 series 46 books Latest: Bodies from the Library 4 (2022)

Publishing since 1934, Ngaio Marsh has 46 books to their name. Those titles are spread across 4 series, led by Roderick Alleyn with 35 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Bodies from the Library 4, from 2022.

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1 Roderick Alleyn 2 Ngaio Marsh Short Story Collections 3 Ngaio Marsh Non-Fiction Books 4 Ngaio Marsh Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

Ngaio Marsh has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 6 weeks on the charts.

Cover of False Scent
False Scent
Roderick Alleyn Series

5 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #11 · debuted Jan 1960

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Cover of Colour Scheme
Colour Scheme
Roderick Alleyn Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Jul 1943

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Reading Order

4 series · 46 books

Roderick Alleyn Series

0 of 35 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Man Lay Dead 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Enter a Murderer 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Nursing Home Murder 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Death in Ecstasy 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Vintage Murder 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Artists in Crime 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Death in a White Tie 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Overture to Death 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Death at the Bar 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Death of a Peer / Surfeit of Lampreys 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Death and the Dancing Footman 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Colour Scheme 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Died in the Wool 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Final Curtain 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 A Wreath for Rivera / Swing, Brother, Swing 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Night at the Vulcan / Opening Night 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Spinsters In Jeopardy / The Bride of Death 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Scales of Justice 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Death of a Fool / Off With His Head 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Singing in the Shrouds 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 False Scent 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Hand in Glove 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Dead Water 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Killer Dolphin / Death at the Dolphin 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Clutch of Constables 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 When in Rome 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Tied Up in Tinsel 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Black As He's Painted 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Last Ditch 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 A Grave Mistake 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Photo Finish 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Light Thickens 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Alleyn and Others / The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Still Unsolved 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Money in the Morgue ( With: Stella Duffy) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ngaio Marsh Short Story Collections

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Alleyn and Others / The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Death on the Air and Other Stories 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ngaio Marsh Non-Fiction Books

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Black Beech and Honeydew 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 New Zealand 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ngaio Marsh Anthologies

0 of 7 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Verdict of Thirteen 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Chapter and Hearse 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Murder for Christmas 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 English Country House Murders 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Fifty Best Mysteries 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Bodies from the Library 4 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

New Zealand writer (1895–1982)

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