Night at the Vulcan

“The theatre plays backdrop to romance and murder . . . Good reading.” —

Kirkus Reviews

(starred review)

Newly arrived from New Zealand and in need of funds, Martyn Tarne takes a job as a dresser to the Vulcan Theater’s leading lady. Along with a paycheck, this also provides her with a ringside seat to the backstage circus—and the eventual murder that occurs on opening night. Inspector Alleyn is soon called to solve the case and put a stop to all the drama . . .“To my thinking, no other writer evokes ‘the incense of the playhouse’ or describes the technical details of stage production with the degree of authenticity that Dame Ngaio achieved in novels like

Enter a Murderer

,

Killer Dolphin

,

Night at the Vulcan

and

Light Thickens

.” —Marilyn Stasio,

The New York Times

“The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.” —

Times Literary Supplement

Also published under the title

Opening Night