Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh6/28/2023 ![]() But the first volume was narrated quite differently and I liked that version of Alleyn. Saxon portrays him and then, I guess I will not read many more of his adventures. ![]() I am new to Ngaio Marsh's mysteries and I would like a chance to enjoy getting to know her detective. 2) Alleyn comes off as a detached, offhanded snob, uninterested and contemptuous as he delivers latin quotes, except for a few bouts of manic excitement à la Sherlock Holmes, when he verges on crudeness. During the interrogation scenes, Alleyn, Nigel, Miss Vaughan, Mr. ![]() Saxon also delivers the lines of the many posh suspects and fancy actors in sighs AND sighs as he reads the text in between - is he bored? - I could no longer guess who was speaking and when the dialogue was over. ![]() Unfortunately, the narrator seems to have chosen one single tone of voice for Alleyn: most of his lines are spoken in a jaded sigh. It really reminds me of one of Poirot's adventures but that is not a problem and I will edit this review once I finish reading the book. ![]()
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