After an evening of friendly darts and vintage brandy, a distinguished, although amorous, barrister is in no condition to driveor walk. The poor fellows expiredleaving one less lawyer in the world. Everyone in the cozy pub swears that the untimely death was caused by a dart that punctured the victims finger. But to Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the accident was really a case of murder.
A native New Zealander, whose name means flowering tree, Ngaio Marsh was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her classic mysteries. The continuing popularity of her hero, Scotland Yards Roderick Alleyn, assures her a lasting place among the worlds top mystery authors.

Ngaio Marsh, a native New Zealander whose name means "flowering tree" in Maori, was a detective story writer and theatrical producer. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her classic mysteries. The continuing popularity of her hero, Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn, has assured her a lasting place among the world's top mystery authors.

Nadia May has been nominated as an AudioFile Golden Voice five years running and is a winner of thirteen AudioFile Earphones Awards. She is the co-founder of TheatreFirst, a theater company in the San Francisco Bay Area where she currently lives.