Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982

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Name (Hebrew)
מארש, נאיו, 1895-1982
Name (Latin)
Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982
Date of birth
1895
Date of death
1982
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 99813949
Wikidata: Q234392
Library of congress: n 78089813
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Wikipedia description:

Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh ( NY-oh; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand writer. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. She is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). The Ngaio Marsh Awards are awarded annually for the best New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller fiction writing.

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