Book
False ScentNgaio Marsh

False Scent

1960255 pages
No counted ratings yet
16 editions · 2 languages
Mystery

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign in

About

In a poisonous cloud of spray, the curtain falls on a drama queen. Little did beloved British actress Mary Bellamy know that she would be done in at her own birthday party-choked by toxic mist from the bottle of "Slaypest," a deadly insecticide. Basking in the glow of her most adoring fans-who all happened to be her most duplicitous enemies-Mary would make her final performance. When Superintendent Roderick Alleyn arrives, he smells a rat amongst the contemptuous collection of theatre types detained at the party, for this case has the unmistakable scent of murder...

Add to list

Reviews

No reviews yet. Sign in to write the first.

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

16 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2015
    Felony & Mayhem Press · 240 pages · 9781631940194
  • Paperback · English · 2001
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 256 pages · 9780006512479
  • Audiobook · English · 2001
    The Audio Partners · 9781572701649
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    False Scent (A Roderick Alleyn Mystery)
    St. Martin's Dead Letter · 224 pages · 9780312968984
  • Audiobook · English · 1996
    False Scent (Inspector Roderick Alleyn Mysteries)
    Chivers Audio Books · 9780745166094
  • Paperback · English · 1984
    Jove · 9780515080568
Fiction in EnglishFictionPoliceRoderick Alleyn (Fictitious character)Detective and mystery storiesEngland, fiction