Ngaio Marsh


Ngaio Marsh

Ngaio Marsh, 1940s
Ngaio Marsh, Sydney, 14 January 1949
BornEdith Ngaio Marsh
(1895-04-23)23 April 1895
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died18 February 1982(1982-02-18) (aged 86)
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationWriter, theatre director
LanguageEnglish
EducationSt Margaret's College, Christchurch
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
GenreCrime fiction
Literary movementGolden Age of Detective Fiction
RelativesRobert Speight (uncle)

Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh DBE (/ˈn/ NY-oh;[1] 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966.[2]

As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. She is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London).

The Ngaio Marsh Awards are awarded annually for the best New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller fiction writing.[2]

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (1982). Accents of English. Vol. 3: Beyond the British Isles (pp. i–xx, 467–674). Cambridge University Press. p. 610. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511611766. ISBN 0-52128541-0 .
  2. ^ a b Nyren, Neil (14 November 2018). "Ngaio Marsh: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics: Diving into the Life and Work of New Zealand's Queen of Crime". CrimeReads. CrimeReads.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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