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This collection brings together three complete mystery novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the celebrated detective created by Ngaio Marsh. The titles, *A Wreath for Rivera*, *Spinsters in Jeopardy*, and *Night at the Vulcan*, each offer a self-contained puzzle solved by Alleyn as he navigates baffling crimes within the British settings of Marsh’s storied London.
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ngaio Marsh
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