Jill Hutchinson's Reviews > Night at the Vulcan

A couple of week ago I read a Roderick Alleyn mystery by Ngaio Marsh which I had not read before and didn't enjoy it at all. I used to read that series years ago and thought they were great. So I decided to try another one which I had read before to ascertain if Marsh just dropped the ball on that particular story. I guess my tastes have changed since I didn't like this one either.

The story is convoluted (not in a good way) and the characters just talk and talk and talk ad nauseum. The plot moves very slowly and I didn't like any of the character (even the ones that I assume the reader was supposed to like). It takes place in a theater on opening night and, of course, someone dies. DCI Alleyn and his underlings are called in even though the death looks like a suicide. With Allyn on the scene, we know it is murder. I will give the author credit for hiding the identity of the killer but by that time, I really didn't care.

I am a devoted fan of Golden Age mysteries but may have to strike Marsh off my list. How disappointing.