Review by Library Journal Review
The scene is the home of Sir Hubert Handesley of Frantock, England. The activity is a weekend party "murder game" that becomes the real thing in Marsh's classic whodunit. Charles Rankin is stabbed in the back with an ancient Mongolian dagger, and his nephew Nigel Bathgate, a young journalist who will inherit Rankin's fortune upon his death, is one of the eccentric house guests. Other guests include an archaeologist and his wife, a Russian doctor, Sir Hubert's niece, and another young woman. Scotland Yard sends Chief Inspector Alleyn to investigate. Alleyn insists that the murder game be played out to its conclusion in order to solve the mystery. Although each guest seems to have an ironclad alibi, Alleyn uses his uncanny deductive powers "to get his man." British actor James Saxon, who reads other entries in the series (e.g, The Nursing Home Murder, LJ 10/1/92), continues to interpret Marsh entertainingly. Recommended for mystery collections.-Kristin M. Jacobi, Mitchell Coll. Lib., New London, Ct.(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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