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Author | Ngaio Marsh |
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Language | English |
Series | Roderick Alleyn |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
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1938 |
Media type | Print () |
Preceded by | Artists in Crime |
Followed by | Overture to Death |
Death in a White Tie is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh. It is the seventh novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1938. The plot concerns the murder of a British lord after a party.
It was adapted for television in a 1993 episode of The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, a BBC production. The director was John Woods, the screenwriter Ken Jones, and Alleyn was played by Patrick Malahide.