When In Rome

The Story

When in Rome is a brilliant adventure in the life of Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, top investigator for the C.I.D. Brought to Italy by an international probe of drug smuggling, Alleyn suddenly finds himself in the middle of the most baffling case of his career, an intricate web of 'Anybody's Guess' in which each and every one of his suspects could be a killer---or a victim. Or both. When in Rome: the twenty-first mystery by Dame Ngaio Marsh, 'one of the real masters of the detective story'. Combining both the ingenuity and the erudite craftsmanship that are her trademark, when in Rome is certain to add to her long and impressive reputation as 'the mystery writer's mystery writer.'