About this title.

Ngaio Marsh was a capable artist and brilliant producer of Shakespearean plays. However, she will be most widely remembered for her 32 ingeniously constructed detective novels featuring the urbane Detective Inspector Alleyn both in New Zealand and overseas. These are stories of 30 of New Zealand's most famous people including their childhood and education, the paths that led to the achievements for which they became well known and their influence upon New Zealand's history and culture. With original photographs - many supplied by the subjects themselves. Written by award winning author Kevin Boon.