Inspector Roderick Alleyn has to date confined his investigations to
England, but Vintage Murder finds him journeying to New Zealand (Ngaio
Marsh's homeland). Traveling with Alleyn are the members of the Carolyn
Dacres English Comedy Company. The actors' operatic intrigues offer an
amusing diversion until, unexpectedly, they turn deadly. And Alleyn
learns - not for the last time - that while he may be able to leave his
badge back in Blighty, he's still a policeman, even on the other side of
the world.