Death at the Bar

At an English pub, a dart becomes a deadly weapon: "e;Any Ngaio Marsh story is certain to be Grade A."e; -The New York TimesA game of darts does involve some danger, but it's rarely lethal. There are exceptions, however, like the famous barrister who was enjoying a pint at the Plume of Feathers pub, and is now residing at the morgue. But Inspector Roderick Alleyn has a growing hunch that this peculiar "e;accident"e; can be traced to an old legal case . . . "e;A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery."e; Kirkus Reviews