Overture to Death

Overture to Death
First US edition
Author	Ngaio Marsh
Language	English
Series	Roderick Alleyn
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Lee Furman (US)
Publication date	1939
Media type	Print ()
Preceded by	Death in a White Tie
Followed by	Death at the Bar

Overture to Death is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the eighth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1939. The plot concerns a murder during a village theatrical performance; Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor plays a prominent part in the story. So does a "Venetian Suite" by Ethelbert Nevin. The murder weapon is a pistol hidden in a piano.

Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Roderick Alleyn

Novels	A Man Lay Dead Enter a Murderer The Nursing Home Murder Death in Ecstasy Vintage Murder Artists in Crime Death in a White Tie Overture to Death Death at the Bar Surfeit of Lampreys Death and the Dancing Footman Colour Scheme Died in the Wool Final Curtain Swing Brother Swing Opening Night Spinsters in Jeopardy Scales of Justice Off With His Head Singing in the Shrouds False Scent Hand in Glove Dead Water Death at the Dolphin Clutch of Constables When in Rome Tied Up in Tinsel Black as He's Painted Last Ditch Grave Mistake Photo Finish Light Thickens

See also	The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

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