Overture To Death

In Ngaio Marsh's Overture to Death, a charity event intended to provide a new piano for a parish hall spirals into chaos when Miss Campanula, taking the stage for the opening performance, is fatally shot. As the local community grapples with the shocking event, Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn becomes entangled in a web of sinister infatuation and intrigue. This gripping mystery, first published in 1939, explores the dark complexities behind seemingly innocent motives.