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.

False Scent
First edition (US)
AuthorNgaio Marsh
Cover artistRita Derjue
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoderick Alleyn
GenreDetective fiction, Theatre-fiction
PublisherThe Crime Club (UK)
Little, Brown (US)
Publication date
1959
Media typePrint ()
Preceded bySinging in the Shrouds 
Followed byHand in Glove 
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