"Clutch of Constables" is one of Ngaio Marsh's best mysteries - and that is saying a great deal. While it does feature the work of her detective, Roderick Alleyn, the star of this book is Alleyn's wife, painter Agatha Troy.
Troy finds herself on a cruise boat, steaming along an English river - a trip she joins on impulse. As might be expected in a mystery, things begin to go wrong. Some of her fellow passengers may not be what they seem, and they appear to have very curious reactions to some of the remarks Troy makes. Soon, there is a murder. And Alleyn finds himself racing to his wife's rescue from a most peculiar voyage.
As I say, it's vintage Marsh. You can find a full review here on the "Classic Mysteries" podcast - to which, as always, I invite you to subscribe.
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