Photo Finish (novel)

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Photo Finish
1st edition
Author	Ngaio Marsh
Language	English
Series	Roderick Alleyn
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1980
Media type	Print ()
Preceded by	Grave Mistake
Followed by	Light Thickens

Photo Finish (novel) is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the thirty-first, and penultimate, novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1980. The novel takes place on a millionaire's private island in New Zealand, and features the world premiere of an opera entitled The Alien Corn, after the Biblical story of Ruth. The novel's central character bears a striking resemblance to Maria Callas.

v t e Inspector Roderick Alleyn

Creator	Ngaio Marsh

Novels (chronological)	A Man Lay Dead Enter a Murderer The Nursing Home Murder Death in Ecstasy Vintage Murder Artists in Crime Death in a White Tie Overture to Death Death at the Bar Surfeit of Lampreys Death and the Dancing Footman Colour Scheme Died in the Wool Final Curtain Swing Brother Swing Opening Night Spinsters in Jeopardy Scales of Justice Off With His Head Singing in the Shrouds False Scent Hand in Glove Dead Water Death at the Dolphin Clutch of Constables When in Rome Tied Up in Tinsel Black As He's Painted Last Ditch Grave Mistake Photo Finish Light Thickens

See also	Death on the Air and Other Stories (1995) Gentleman detective The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (BBC television) Patrick Malahide (actor)

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