Swing Brother Swing
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Swing Brother Swing is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh
; it is the fifteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn
, and was first published in 1949. The plot concerns the murder of a big band
leader in London; the novel was published as A Wreath for Rivera in the United States.
Ngaio Marsh
Dame Ngaio Marsh DBE , born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a New Zealand crime writer and theatre director. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900...
; it is the fifteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn
Roderick Alleyn
Roderick Alleyn is a fictional character who first appeared in 1934. He is the policeman hero of the 32 detective novels of Ngaio Marsh. Marsh and her gentleman detective belong firmly in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, although the last Alleyn novel, Light Thickens, was published as late as...
, and was first published in 1949. The plot concerns the murder of a big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
leader in London; the novel was published as A Wreath for Rivera in the United States.