What: Ngaio Marsh was a British New Zealander who directed Shakespeare and wrote mystery novels. I love her books very much, and this is my favorite.
Following the death of her parents, quiet and watchful Roberta Grey travels halfway around the world to live with some charming, down-on-their-luck aristos. Then the murder happens.
Representative quote: "It was in a sort of trance that Roberta offered to spend the rest of an endless night in an unknown house with the apparently insane widow of a murdered peer."
Connections to previous Wreckage: For other Marsh novels, see List #27, in which I wish Ngaio Marsh a happy birthday.
Death of a Peer was also the debut entry of my occasionally recurring feature First Sign of Murder (FSoM #1).
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