Black as He’s Painted
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Black as He’s Painted
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Narrated by:
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Wanda McCaddon
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Written by:
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Ngaio Marsh
When the president of Ng'ombwana proposes to dispense with the usual security arrangements on an official visit to London, his old school mate, Chief Superintendent Alleyn, is called in to try to persuade him otherwise.
Alleyn performs his mission so successfully that on the night of the Ng'ombwanan embassy's reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. However, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn discovers a wealth of suspects in a coterie of ex-colonials residing in the very shadow of the embassy. Fortunately, he has no shortage of help either, from Special Branch to a tribal court—and a small black cat named Lucy Lockett who out-detects them all.
©1973 , 1974 by Ngaio Marsh (P)2000 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Continue the series
Critic Reviews
“[Marsh] writes better than Christie.”
(New York Times Book Review)“The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an empress.”
(Sun (London))“[Wanda McCaddon] is nothing short of extraordinary in this complicated mystery dominated by multiple male characters. In fact, listeners will disregard [McCaddon’s] gender altogether as she shifts effortlessly from one dialect to another during heated and animated conversations. Every character’s eccentricity is explored and appropriately interpreted, adding spice, humor, and authenticity to a proper British mystery.”
(AudioFile)“As indispensable as that anchovy toast which appears at teatime if it’s the taste you once acquired.”
(Kirkus Reviews)