Death at the Dolphin
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| Author | Ngaio Marsh |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Roderick Alleyn |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Dead Water |
| Followed by | Clutch of Constables |
Death at the Dolphin is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh. It is the twenty-fourth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1967. The plot centers on a glove once owned by Hamnet Shakespeare, on display at a newly renovated theater called the Dolphin. The novel was published as Killer Dolphin in the United States. Several characters from the novel return in Marsh's final book, Light Thickens.
Awards and nominations
The book was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel of the Year in 1967, losing to Nicholas Freeling's The King of the Rainy Country.
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