False Scent
False Scent is a detective novel by New Zealand writer Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-first novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1959, by Collins in the UK and Little, Brown in the USA. The plot concerns the murder of a West End stage actress during her 50th birthday party, and continues Marsh's fascination with the theatre and with acting.
First edition (US) | |
Author | Ngaio Marsh |
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Cover artist | Rita Derjue |
Language | English |
Series | Roderick Alleyn |
Genre | Detective fiction, Theatre-fiction |
Publisher | The Crime Club (UK) Little, Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1959 |
Media type | Print () |
Preceded by | Singing in the Shrouds |
Followed by | Hand in Glove |
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