NGAIO MARSH
Ngaio Marsh Volume 6
These novels are entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Opening Night first published in Great Britain by Collins 1951 Spinsters in Jeopardy first published in Great Britain by Collins 1953 Scales of Justice first published in Great Britain by Collins 1955 The Hand in the Sand in Death on the Air and Other Stories published by HarperCollinsPublishers 1995
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CONTENTS
BONUS STORY: The Hand in the Sand
To The Management and Company of The New Zealand Student Players of 1949 in love and gratitude
CONTENTS
| OF THE VULCAN THEATRE | |
| Martyn Tarne | |
| Bob Grantley | Business Manager |
| Fred Badger | Night Watchman |
| Clem Smith | Stage Director |
| Bob Cringle | Dresser to Adam Poole |
| Adam Poole | Actor-manager |
| Helena Hamilton | Leading Lady |
| Clark Bennington | Her husband |
| Gay Gainsford | His niece |
| J. G. Darcey |
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