| Overture to Death | |
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1st US edition |
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| Author(s) | Ngaio Marsh |
| Language | English |
| Series | Roderick Alleyn |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Lee Furman (US) |
| Publication date | 1939 |
| Media type | Print () |
| Preceded by | Death in a White Tie |
| Followed by | Death at the Bar |
Overture to Death is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the eighth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1939. The plot concerns a murder during a village theatrical performance; Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor plays a prominent part in the story. So does a "Venetian Suite" by Ethelbert Nevin. The murder weapon is a pistol hidden in a piano.