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Overture to Death
Roderick Alleyn Book 8
Book 8 of the Roderick Alleyn series.In a Dorset village, an amateur dramatic performance ends abruptly when the spinster at the piano is killed by a booby trapped instrument. Alleyn and Fox arrive from London to trace petty feuds, family secrets and village piety that have built to a single explosive overture.
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In a Dorset village, an amateur dramatic performance ends abruptly when the spinster at the piano is killed by a booby trapped instrument. Alleyn and Fox arrive from London to trace petty feuds, family secrets and village piety that have built to a single explosive overture.
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Overture to Death is linked to Part of the Roderick Alleyn series as book 8..
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A good next step after Overture to Death is A Man Lay Dead, Enter a Murderer, The Nursing Home Murder.
When was Overture to Death published?
Overture to Death was published in 1939.