Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)
Ngaio Marsh's Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4) (1936) is an occult fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in England and London. Key subjects include Roderick Alleyn, cults and Police.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 33 editions.
At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)
When lovely Cara Quayne dropped dead to the floor after drinking the ritual wine at the House of the Sacred Flame, she was having a religious experience of a sort unsuspected by the other initiates. Discovering how the fatal prussic acid got into the bizarre group's wine is but one of the perplexing riddles that confronts Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn when he's called to discover who sent this wealthy cult member to her untimely death.
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Who wrote Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)?
Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4) was written by Ngaio Marsh and first published in 1936.
What genre is Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)?
It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction.
How long is Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)?
The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)?
Readers who like it often enjoy Rubinrot, Moon over Soho and Good Omens.
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