num_pages: 254
description: Mary Bellamy, ageing darling of the London stage, holds a 50th birthday party. But someone uses a deadly insect spray on Mary instead of on the azaleas. The suspects are playing the part of mourners. Superintendent Alleyn has to find out which one has played the part of murderer.
language: English
title: False Scent
titlecomplete: False Scent
characters: Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn
genres: Classics, British Literature, Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Detective, Audiobook, Fiction, Golden Age Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 1933
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: HarperCollins