Ngaio Marsh
Clutch of Constables
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Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009
Clutch of Constables first published in Great Britain by Collins 1968
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Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1968
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Source ISBN: 9780006512592
Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2010 ISBN: 9780007344819
Version: 2018-11-21
For Audrey and Guy with love
Contents
Passenger List M.V. Zodiac | |
Mrs Roderick Alleyn | |
Miss Hazel Rickerby-Carrick | |
Mr Caley Bard | |
Mr Stanley Pollock | |
Dr Francis Natouche MD | |
Mr Earl J. Hewson | |
Miss Sally-Lou Hewson | |
The Rev J. de B. Lazenby | |
Ship’s Company M. V. Zodiac | |
James Tretheway | Skipper |
Mrs Tretheway | Cook and Stewardess |
Tom Tretheway | Boy |
Persons in or about Tollardwark | |
Jno. Bagg | Licensed Dealer |
Mrs Bagg | His mother |
Mr and Mrs John Smith | A ton-up combo |
Police | |
Superintendent Albert Tillottson | Tollardwark Constabulary |
PC Cape |