"Death in Ecstasy Death in Ecstasy is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the fourth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1936. When lovely Cara Quayne dropped dead to the floor after drinking the ritual wine at the House of the Sacred Flame, she was having a religious experience of a sort unsuspected by the other initiates. Discovering how the fatal prussic acid got into the bizarre group's wine is but one of the perplexing riddles that confronts Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn when he's called to discover who sent this wealthy cult member"
"a wet Saturday afternoon in London and wondering if she could write something in the genre. So she bought six exercise books and a pencil at a local stationer and started ""A Man Lay Dead"", involving a Murder Game, which was then popular at English weekend parties. Roderick Alleyn (pronounced 'Allen') is a gentleman detective, whose family and educational background may be deduced from comments in the novels. In brief, Alleyn was apparently born around 1892-1894, graduated from Oxford around 1915, served in the army for three years in World War I, then spent a year (1919–1920) in the British"
"Alleyn is clearly not 80 years old, as he would have to be if his birth was in 1893. The setting of the novel is identified as being contemporary with its writing, i.e. the early 1970s, and while Alleyn is clearly a senior member of CID, he is still relatively young and fit enough to be ""sprinting"" down alleyways after perpetrators. Several of the Roderick Alleyn novels have been adapted for television, though none as yet for mainstream cinema release. Two novels were adapted as television episodes in the 1960s; ""Death in Ecstasy"" in 1964 with Geoffrey Keen as Alleyn,"
"Ngaio Marsh Dame Ngaio Marsh (; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982), born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a New Zealand crime writer and theatre director. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. Marsh is known as one of the ""Queens of Crime"", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. She is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). The Ngaio Marsh Award is awarded annually for the best New Zealand mystery, crime and thriller fiction writing. Marsh"
"Williams, and then by Patrick Malahide in eight more tales (1993–94): ""A Man Lay Dead"", ""The Nursing Home Murder"", ""Final Curtain"" (the second TV adaptation), ""Death at the Bar"", ""Death in a White Tie"", ""Hand in Glove"", ""Dead Water"" and ""Scales of Justice"". A BBC radio adaptation was made starring Jeremy Clyde as Alleyn. Four stories were recorded between 2001 and 2006; ""A Man Lay Dead"" (2001), ""A Surfeit of Lampreys"" (2001), ""When in Rome"" (2003), and ""Opening Night"" (2006) ""The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries"" (the 1990s British productions) are available on Region Two DVD as a four disc pack. Roderick"
"(1935) and ""Vintage Murder"" (1937). Subsequently, in ""Artists in Crime"" (1938), Alleyn meets Agatha Troy whom he later marries. Troy is a famous painter, particularly of portraits, and features in many later novels. They have one son, also named Roderick but generally called Ricky; Ricky plays major roles as a child in ""Spinsters in Jeopardy"" (1954) and as a young adult in ""Last Ditch"" (1977). The following descriptions are taken with acknowledgment from the rear cover blurbs on the Harper Collins Diamond Anniversary Collection of 2009. In addition, three Alleyn stories are contained in the short story collection ""Death on"
"Marcel Allain Marcel Allain (15 September 1885 – 25 August 1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas. The son of a Parisian bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, ""Le Rour"". Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantômas series, appears in the novel. Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon"
"teaser"" (called ""Betty""). The novel was published as ""Death of a Fool"" in the United States in 1956 (by Little, Brown of Boston), a reference to the fact that the murder victim is playing the Fool in the festival. The novel is classed as a locked room mystery. Off with His Head Off with His Head is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the nineteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1957. The plot concerns a village festival in the English countryside, and features folkloric elements such as Morris dancing and Mummers play. It"
"show's executive producers, along with Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Justin Falvey, and Darryl Frank. Production began on October 1, 2018, with Alan Tudyk starring as Harry. The pilot will also include Corey Reynolds playing Sheriff Mike Thompson and Alice Wetterlund as D'Arcy Morin. As part of the adaptation process, the fictional setting of Patience was relocated from Washington to Colorado. Resident Alien (comics) Resident Alien is a comic book series created by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. The series has been published by Dark Horse Comics in installments of four-issue miniseries since 2012. Five miniseries have been completed, and a"
"(1839) and Maurits Christopher Hansen's """"Mordet paa Maskinbygger Roolfsen"" - The Murder of Engineer Roolfsen"" (1839). An example of an early crime/revenge story is the American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe's (1809–1849) tale ""The Cask of Amontillado"", published in 1846. Poe created the first fictional detective (a word unknown at the time) in the character of C. Auguste Dupin, as the central character of some of his short stories (which he called ""tales of ratiocination""). In the words of William L. De Andrea (""Encyclopedia Mysteriosa"", 1994), he One of the early developments started by Poe was the"
"Roderick Thorp Roderick Mayne Thorp, Jr. (September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999) was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/crime novels. His 1966 novel ""The Detective"" was made into a 1968 film of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra as Detective Joe Leland. He is however better known for its sequel, the bestselling novel ""Nothing Lasts Forever"", which is the basis for the film ""Die Hard"", starring Bruce Willis. Two other Thorp novels, ""Rainbow Drive"" and ""Devlin"", were adapted into TV movies. Thorp was born in Bronx, New York City. As a young college graduate, Thorp worked at"
"R. Austin Freeman Richard Austin Freeman (11 April 1862 – 28 September 1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He claimed to have invented the inverted detective story (a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery). Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific"
"Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's ""The Murders in the Rue Morgue"" (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction story. He reappears in ""The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"" (1842) and ""The Purloined Letter"" (1844). C. Auguste Dupin is generally acknowledged as the first detective in fiction. The character served as the prototype for many that were created later, including Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie. Conan Doyle once wrote, ""Each [of Poe's detective stories] is a root from which a whole literature has"
"Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science fiction horror film ""Alien"" (1979), further works include the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film ""Blade Runner"", historical drama ""Gladiator"" (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and science fiction film ""The Martian"". Scott's work has an atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Though his films range widely in setting and period, they frequently showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, whether 2nd century Rome (""Gladiator""), 12th century Jerusalem (""Kingdom of Heaven""), Medieval England (""Robin Hood""), contemporary Mogadishu (""Black"
"a stereotypical Hollywood star). Alleyn's provincial tour with the Admiral's Men, and his known roles in Marlowe's plays (as well as his playing Henry VI by Shakespeare) are mentioned in the dialogue of the film. He is depicted as advising Shakespeare to change the name to ""Romeo & Juliet"" to suit the focus of the play. Alleyn appears in the television show ""Will"", portrayed by Henry Lloyd-Hughes. He also appears as a vampire master in Carrie Vaughn's fantasy novel ""Kitty Steals the Show"". Edward Alleyn Edward ""Ned"" Alleyn (; 1 September 1566 – 25 November 1626) was an English actor"
"Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series, including ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003), ""Angel"" (1999–2004), ""Firefly"" (2002), ""Dollhouse"" (2009–10), and ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."" (2013–present). Whedon co-wrote the Pixar animated film ""Toy Story"" (1995), wrote and directed the ""Firefly"" film continuation ""Serenity"" (2005), co-wrote and directed the Internet miniseries ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"" (2008), and co-wrote and produced the horror comedy film ""The"
"the Detective. In short, it is difficult to establish who was the first to write the English-language detective novel, as various authors were exploring the theme simultaneously. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous of all fictional detectives. Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq), his name has become a byword for the part. Conan Doyle stated that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell"
"A Man Lay Dead A Man Lay Dead is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the first novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1934. The plot concerns a murder committed during a detective game of murder at a weekend party in a country house. Although there is a side-plot focused on Russians, ancient weapons, and secret societies, the murder itself concerns a small group of guests at Sir Hubert Handesley's estate. The guests include Sir Hubert's niece (Angela North), Charles Rankin (a 46- or 47-year-old man about town), Nigel Bathgate (Charles's cousin and a"
"the Yellow Room""), was written in 1907 by French journalist and author Gaston Leroux; it, too, has had many imitators. In the Golden Age of Detective Fiction impossible crimes were mainly solved by brilliant amateur sleuths, inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes, who were inexplicably given free rein by Scotland Yard and, to a markedly lesser extent in their American equivalents, the New York Police Department; puzzling mysteries were solved by sheer reasoning and brain power. Such creators of famous Anglo-Saxon amateur detectives as Jacques Futrelle, Thomas and Mary Hanshew, G. K. Chesterton, Carolyn Wells, John Dickson Carr,"
"Baynard Kendrick Baynard Hardwick Kendrick (April 8, 1894 – March 22, 1977) was an American mystery novelist. He wrote whodunit novels about Duncan Maclain, a blind private investigator who worked with his two German shepherds and his household of assistants to solve murder mysteries. The novels were the basis for two films starring Edward Arnold, ""Eyes in the Night"" (1942) and ""The Hidden Eye"" (1945). Kendrick was credited by Stirling Silliphant for being the source of the ""Longstreet"" character about a blind insurance investigator. He also wrote using the pseudonym Richard Hayward. Kendrick was born in Philadelphia and traveled to"
"The film will feature multiple superheroes, including Deadpool and Cable, whom Goddard previously wrote for as a script consultant on ""Deadpool 2"" (2018). Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a writer on acclaimed television series, such as ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""Alias"", and ""Lost"". He also created the Netflix superhero series ""Daredevil"". Goddard received further recognition for writing the successful monster horror film ""Cloverfield"" (2008) and the action horror film ""World War Z"" (2013). Goddard then wrote the screenplay for the"
"Roderick Kingsley Roderick Kingsley is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ""Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man"" #43, and was created by Roger Stern, Mike Zeck and John Romita Jr. A billionaire and fashion designer who became obsessed with committing crimes, he is the first character to claim the Hobgoblin alias. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as television series and video games. In 2009, The Hobgoblin was ranked by IGN's the 57th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Roderick Kingsley first appeared in"
"Rod Allen (advertising executive) Roderick Howard Allen (16 May 1929 – 22 August 2007) was a British advertising executive who wrote many well known advertising slogans and jingles used in the United Kingdom. He was nicknamed the ""jingle king"". Allen was born in Consett, County Durham and worked in advertising from the age of 17. His career was only interrupted by National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals. In 1966 he co-founded the advertising agency Allen, Brady and Marsh (with Mike Brady and Peter Marsh), which was once one of the five largest agencies in the UK during the"
"textbook that became widely admired: ""Principles and Practice of Criminal Investigations"", by Roderick Alleyn, M.A. (Oxon), C.I.D. (Sable and Murgatroyd, 21s), which is mentioned in a footnote to Chapter 6 of ""Vintage Murder"" (1937). In the first few novels, Alleyn is in his early forties. In the first, ""A Man Lay Dead"" (1934), Nigel Bathgate (Alleyn's future Watson) is clearly stated to be twenty-five, and Alleyn is much older, judging by the tone of his remarks to Bathgate. In the second, ""Enter a Murderer"" (1935), there is a minor inconsistency, in that Bathgate appears to be slightly younger than before."
"the thirty-four episodes of the 1958–1959 NBC television adventure series ""Steve Canyon"", starring Dean Fredericks in the title role. The series was created by the cartoonist Milton Caniff, a native of Dayton. The Internet Movie Data Base lists ninety-six productions beginning with ""Charcoal Black"" in 1972 and through ""Dolls Of Voodoo"" in 2013 in which Ellis was involved in various kinds of special effects or other production activities. John R. Ellis John Raymond Ellis (born March 2, 1955) is an American artist, filmmaker, animator, director, producer, and writer in Los Angeles, California, known particularly for his special effects. Ellis was"
"Ron Rodecker Ron Rodecker (born 1930) is a retired educator, artist, and creator of ""Dragon Tales"", a PBS cartoon about children who visit a world populated by friendly dragons. Rodecker came up with the idea of ""Dragon Tales"" when solicited by Columbia TriStar to find a vehicle for his whimsical characters they witnessed at the Sawdust Summer Arts and Crafts Show in Laguna Beach, CA. He created a treatment for a prospective new series and Both Columbia TriStar and Sesame Street went in as partners to launch the series that aired on PBS and garnered three Emmy nominations. Rodecker was"
"R. S. Allen Morris Saffian (August 3, 1924 – October 17, 1981), better known by the pseudonyms Ray Saffian (R.S.) Allen, Ray Allen Saffian, and Ray Allen, was an American writer of radio, television, and film, as well as a television producer. Usually collaborating with longtime writing partner Harvey Bullock, Allen co-wrote for a large number of television programs, including ""The Andy Griffith Show"", ""The Flintstones"", ""Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."", ""Hogan's Heroes"", and ""The Love Boat"". Allen and Bullock also created the TV series ""Rango"", and wrote the screenplays for the feature films ""Girl Happy"" (starring Elvis Presley), ""The Man Called"
"Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a writer on acclaimed television series, such as ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""Alias"", and ""Lost"". He also created the Netflix superhero series ""Daredevil"". Goddard received further recognition for writing the successful monster horror film ""Cloverfield"" (2008) and the action horror film ""World War Z"" (2013). Goddard then wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed science fiction film ""The Martian"" (2015), for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and received"
"Ron Rifkin Ron Rifkin (born October 31, 1939 as Saul M. Rifkin) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama ""Alias"", Saul Holden on the American family drama ""Brothers & Sisters"", and District Attorney Ellis Loew in Curtis Hanson's Oscar winning film ""L.A. Confidential"". Rifkin was born Saul M. Rifkin in New York City, New York, to Miriam and Herman Rifkin, who was born in Russia. He is the oldest of three children. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew and remained Orthodox until age 32. His wife, Iva Riffkin,"
"Thorndyke short stories, ""Thorndyke: Forensic Investigator"" on BBC Radio 4 Extra. November 2011 read by Jim Norton March 2013 read by William Gaminara In January 2015, Tim McInnerny played Dr. Thorndyke opposite James Fleet's Inspector Lestrade in Chris Harrald's adaptation of ""The Moabite Cipher"" in the third series of the BBC Radio 4 series ""The Rivals"". Dr. Thorndyke Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke is a fictional detective in a long series of 22 novels and 40 short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943). Thorndyke was described by his author as a 'medical jurispractitioner': originally a medical doctor, he turned"
"Brockton McKinney Brockton McKinney is an American comic book writer, short story author and horror film screenwriter. McKinney is known for writing the comic book series' ""Gingerdead Man, Ehmm Theory"" and ""Amerikarate (comic book)"" for Action Lab Comics, the films ""Evil Bong 666"", ""Evil Bong 777"", and ""Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre"" for Full Moon Features, as well as being a contributing writer for Mad Magazine. McKinney has co-written the films ""Sick and the Dead"" for Brain damage films and ""Rodney Cecil: Psycho Hero"" for American Shark Pictures. The latter was included in the top 5 ""blood-on-a-budget"" films from ""Rue Morgue""."
"Edward Alleyn Edward ""Ned"" Alleyn (; 1 September 1566 – 25 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School. Alleyn was born on 1 September 1566 in Bishopsgate, London; or so it was recorded in the ""Biographia Britannica"" as a product of Alleyn's own writing. Alleyn does record his birth date in a diary several times but never distinctly identifies his birthplace as Bishopsgate. In the St. Botolph parish registers it is recorded that he was baptized on the day after his birth. He was"
"Dr. Thorndyke Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke is a fictional detective in a long series of 22 novels and 40 short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943). Thorndyke was described by his author as a 'medical jurispractitioner': originally a medical doctor, he turned to the bar and became one of the first — in modern parlance — forensic scientists. His solutions were based on his method of collecting all possible data (including dust and pond weed) and making inferences from them before looking at any of the protagonists and motives in the crimes. (Freeman, it is said, conducted all"