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Death at the Bar

by Ngaio Marsh · 1940

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A cosy game of darts in a cosy English pub is going well until one of the players dies on the spot. Chief Inspector Alleyn knows it wasn't the dart that killed him, but the prussic acid someone added to the cut.

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Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Mood
intrigueintrigueMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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