{"product_id":"death-in-ecstasy","title":"Death In Ecstasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother classic Ngaio Marsh novel reissued in B-format.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe poison was cyanide, slipped into the sacred wine of ecstasy just before it was presented to Miss Cara Quayne at the House of the Sacred Flame.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe victim was a deeply religious initiate who had trained for a month for her last ceremony. She was also a very beautiful woman…\u003cbr\u003e\nThe suspects were the other initiates and the High Priest. All claimed they were above earthly passions. But Cara Quayne had provoked lust, jealousy – and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\nRoderick Alleyn suspected that more evil still lurked behind the Sign of the Sacred Flame…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eReview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A novelist of glittering accomplishment.’Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n‘She writes better than Christie!’New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poison was cyanide, slipped into the sacred wine of ecstasy just before it was presented to Miss Cara Quayne at the House of the Sacred Flame. The victim was a deeply religious initiate – and a very beautiful woman…\u003cbr\u003e\nThe other initiates and the High Priest all claimed they were above earthly passions. But Cara Quayne had provoked lust, jealousy – and murder. Roderick Alleyn suspected that more evil still lurked behind the Sign of the Sacred Flame…\u003cbr\u003e\n'The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers'TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\n'Reading a Ngaio Marsh myster is like being in the company of a gracious, spirited raconteur.'NEWSWEEK\u003cbr\u003e\n'She writes better than Christie!'NEW YORK TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\n'The finest writer in the English language of the pure classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress'THE SUN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eDame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and many of her stories have theatrical settings, for Ngaio Marsh’s real passion was the theatre. She was both actress and producer and almost single-handedly revived the New Zealand public’s interest in the theatre. It was for this work that the received what she called her ‘damery’ in 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45170372477107,"sku":"9780006512547","price":120.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/61cUTRW3yTL.jpg?v=1765281941","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/death-in-ecstasy","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}