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The Secret Life of Ngaio Marsh

Who was Ngaio Marsh really?

Who was Ngaio Marsh really?

By any definition, the New Zealand crime writer Ngaio Marsh lived an extraordinary life. But who was this globetrotting blockbuster author who divided her life between opposite sides of the world?

This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 3rd April 2019.

Books and sources:
鈥擳he Lonely Palette podcast
鈥擭gaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime by Joanne Drayton
鈥擜 Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
鈥擬urder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
鈥擲trong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擳he Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
鈥擬urder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
鈥擳he Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擠ied in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh
鈥擟olour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh
鈥擭gaio Marsh: A Life by Margaret Lewis (the authorised biography from 1991)
鈥擝lack Beech and Honeydew by Ngaio Marsh (her autobiography)
鈥擳he Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards

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