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Set in Italy

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BIO

A native of New Zealand, whose name means "flowering tree," NGAIO MARSH was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her superb mysteries. The continuing popularity of her hero, Scotland Yard's Roderick Alleyn, assures her a lasting place among the world's top mystery authors. She died in 1982.

Ngaio Marsh

The Roderick Alleyn Mystery Series

When in Rome

JACKET NOTES: The exclusive guided tour promised a view of Rome's ancient splendors and today's dolce vita. But--in a subterranean grotto of Mithraic sacrifice--one of the party vanished, and Inspector Roderlek Alleyn's holiday was over!
(© Jove Books)

The Roderick Alleyn Mystery Series
More books in the series... Not set in Italy
Title	Year
A Man Lay Dead	©1934
Enter a Murderer	©1935
The Nursing-Home Murder	©1935
Death in Ecstasy	©1936
Vintage Murder	©1937
Artists in Crime	©1938
Death in a White Tie	©1938
Oveture to Death	©1939
Death in the Bar	©1940
Death of a Peer (Surfeit of Lampreys)	©1940
Death and the Dancing Footman	©1941
Colour Scheme	©1943
Died in the Wool	©1945
Final Curtain	©1947
A Wreath for Rivera (Swing, Brother, Swing)	©1949
Night at the Vulcan (Opening Night)	©1951
Spinster in Jeopardy (The Bride of Death)	©1953
Scales of Justice	©1955
Death of a Fool (Off with His Head)	©1956
Singing in the Schrouds	©1958
False Scent	©1959
Hand in Glove	©1962
Dead Water	©1963
Killer Dolphin (Death at the Dolphin)	©1966
Clutch of Constables	©1968
Tied Up in Tinsel	©1972
Black as He's Painted	©1974
Last Ditch	©1977
Grave Mistake	©1978
Photo Finish	©1980
Light Thickens	©1982