Death in ecstasy
By: Ngaio Marsh
Publisher: Jove
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780515054996; 9780515085921
Copyright date: 1936
Subjects: Occult fiction
Description: Ahhh, prussic acid, that hallmark of classic Golden Age mysteries. Did lovely Cara Quoyne get a whiff of the bitter almonds as she raised the goblet to her lips? We’ll never know: With a single sip she transported herself to the Hereafter.

At least, that’s the romantic view. But Inspector Alleyn has little interest in romance; he’s investigating a murder. Cara was a deeply spiritual young woman, a novice with the House of the Sacred Flame. It seems, however, that somebody was operating from very un-spiritual motivations.

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