Trouble in the sense that I just don’t see her appeal as a mystery writer. It’s been a while since I’ve had another go at the work of Ngaio Marsh, an author who, let’s be honest, I’ve had trouble with in the past. I don’t think anyone actually calls her Agatha in this story at all… But he has another distraction on his hands – he’s only gone and fallen in love with Agatha Troy…ĭo they ever address why Agatha Troy goes by the appellation “Troy” rather than “Agatha”? That’s pretty standard for a male character in the Golden Age of detective fiction but it’s rare for a female character to be treated the same way. The disappearance of Garcia, a sculptor, puts him under suspicion, but Alleyn isn’t as convinced of his guilt as others. On Monday morning, as she is put into her standard pose by the artists, she is impaled on a booby trap.Įnter Inspector Alleyn who is staying with his mother nearby, interrupting his leave to investigate the murder. But it also attracted Sonia Gluck, a life-model of dubious morals, but she is not long for the world. Agatha Troy’s art school attracted all sorts, from the highs of the landed gentry to the lows of the lower classes, from as far afield as France and even Australia.
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