Swing, Brother, Swing. Ngaio Marsh

      

      NGAIO MARSH

      Swing, Brother, Swing

       Copyright

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009

      Swing, Brother, Swing first published in Great Britain by Collins 1949

      Ngaio Marsh asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works

      Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1949

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      Source ISBN: 9780007328734

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       Dedication

       For Bet who asked for it

       And now gets it with my love

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Cast of Characters

1 Letters

2 The Persons Assemble

3 Pre-Prandial

4 They Dine

5 A Wreath for Rivera

       6 Dope

       7 Dawn

       8 Morning

       9 The Yard

       10 The Revolver, the Stiletto and his Lordship

       11 Episodes in Two Flats and an Office

       12 GPF

       Keep Reading

       Also by the Author

       About the Publisher

       Cast of Characters

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Lord Pastern and Bagott
Lady Pastern and Bagott
Félicité de Suze	Her daughter
The Hon Edward Manx	Lord Pastern’s second cousin
Carlisle Wayne	Lord Pastern’s niece
Miss Henderson	Companion-Secretary to Lady Pastern
SpenceMiss ParkerWilliamMaryMyrtleHortense			Domestic staff at Duke’s Gate
Breezy Bellairs
Happy HartSydney SkeltonCarlos Rivera	Pianist Tympanist Piano accordionist		of Breezy Bellairs’ Boys
Caesar Bonn	Maître de café at The Metronome
David Hahn	His secretary
Nigel Bathgate	Of the Evening Chronicle
Dr Allington
Mrs Roderick Alleyn
Chief Detective-Inspector AlleynDetective-Inspector FoxDr CurtisDetective-Sergeant BaileyDetective-Sergeant ThompsonDetective-Sergeants Gibson, Marks, Scott and Sallis	Fingerprint expert Photographer		Of the Criminal Investigation Department, New Scotland Yard
Sundry policemen, waiters, bandsmen, etc.