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      NGAIO MARSH

      COLOUR SCHEME

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       logo200 COPYRIGHT

      Harper An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      First published in Great Britain by Collins 1943

      Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1943

      Ngaio Marsh asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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      Source ISBN: 978000651238

      Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2009 ISBN: 9780007344574

      Version: 2017-05-04

       DEDICATION

       To the family at Tauranga

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       5 Mr Questing Goes Down for the Second Time

       6 Arrival of Septimus Falls

       7 Torpedo

       8 Concert

       9 Mr Questing Goes Down for the Third Time

       10 Entrance of Sergeant Webley

       11 The Theory of a Put-Up Job

       12 Skull

       13 Letter from Mr Questing

       14 Solo by Septimus Falls

       15 The Last of Septimus Falls

       Keep Reading

       Also by the Author

       About the Publisher

       CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Dr James Ackrington, MD, FRCS, FRCP

      Barbara Claire, his niece

      Mrs Claire, his sister

      Colonel Edward Claire, his brother-in-law

      Simon Claire, his nephew

      Huia, maid at Wai-ata-tapu

      Geoffrey Gaunt, a visiting celebrity

      Dikon Bell, his secretary

      Alfred Colly, his servant

      Maurice Questing, man of business

      Rua Te Kahu, a chief of the Te Rarawas

      Herbert Smith, roustabout at Wai-ata-tapu

      Eru Saul, a half-caste

      Septimus Falls

      The Princess Te Papa (Mrs Te Papa), of the Te Rarawas

      Detective-Sergeant Webley, of the Harpoon Constabulary

      A Superintendent of Police

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