Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) was a New Zealand author of detective fiction, best known for her Roderick Alleyn series. She is often spoken of in the same breath as the other Queens of Crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham. In addition to being a novelist, Marsh was also a theatre director and toured with her student players putting on Shakespearean productions.
Ngaio Marsh became a published author in 1934 with the novel A Man Lay Dead. Her final novel was Light Thickens, published in 1982 (the year of her death). Below is a list of Ngaio Marsh’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Notes: Death of a Peer was also published as Surfeit of Lampreys. A Wreath for Rivera was also titled Swing, Brother, Swing. Night at the Vulcan is also known as Opening Night. Spinsters in Jeopardy is also known as The Bride of Death. Death of a Fool is alternatively titled Off With His Head. Killer Dolphin was also published under the title Death at the Dolphin. New Zealand was co-authored by R.M. Burdon.