Ngaio Marsh

Vintage Murder


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       NGAIO MARSH

      VINTAGE MURDER

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       COPYRIGHT

      HARPER

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009

      Vintage Murder First published in Great Britain by Geoffrey Bles 1937

      Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1937

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

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      Source ISBN: 9780006512554

      Ebook Edition © MAY 2013 ISBN: 9780007344420

      Version: 2016-08-18

       DEDICATION

       For Allan Wilkie and Frediswyde Hunter-Watts In memory of a tour in New Zealand

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       7. Wardrobe-room Muster

       8. Money

       9. Courtney Broadhead’s Scene

       10. The Case is Wide Open

       11. St John Ackroyd and Susan Max

       12. Liversidge Fluffs his Lines

       13. Miss Gaynes goes Up-stage

       14. Variation on a Police Whistle

       15. Six a.m. First Act Curtain

       16. Entr’acte

       17. Change of Scene

       18. Duologue

       19. Carolyn Moves Centre

       20. Exit Liversidge. Enter Bob Parsons (whistling)

       21. Business with Props

       22. Fourth Appearance of the Tiki

       23. Alleyn as Maskelyne

       24. Dr Te Pokiha Plays to Type. Warn Curtain

       25. Alleyn Speaks the Tag

       Epilogue

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       About the Author

       Also by the Author

       About the Publisher

       CAST OF CHARACTERS

      (in the order of their appearance)

Roderick AlleynOf the CriminalInvestigationDepartment,Scotland Yard
Susan MaxHailey HambledonCourtney BroadheadSt John AckroydCarolyn DacresAlfred MeyerValerie GaynesGeorge MasonTed GascoigneFrancis LiversidgeBrandon VernonOf theCarolynDacresComedyCompanyCharacter WomanLeading ManSecond JuvenileComedianLeading LadyHer husband:Proprietor andManaging Directorof IncorporatedPlayhouses LtdA BeginnerMeyer’s partner:Business Manager,IncorporatedPlayhouses LtdStage ManagerFirst JuvenileCharacter Man
FredBert