biography
| name: |
Marsh, Dame Ngaio (Edith)
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pronunciation:
[niyoh]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1899–1982)
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| biography:
| Detective-story writer, born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She moved to England, UK in 1928, and published her first novel, A Man Lay Dead (1934). It was followed by a series of novels and short stories featuring Superintendent Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard. These include Vintage Murder (1937), Opening Night (1951), and Black as He's Painted (1974). She was made a dame in 1948. |
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