(sinds 1966) dame Ngaio Edith, Nieuwzeelands detectiveschrijfster, 23.4.1899 Christchurch (Nieuw-Zeeland). Marsh studeerde kunst te Canterbury en was enige tijd toneelspeelster.
Haar populaire detectives hebben inspecteur Alleyn als hoofdfiguur. Werken: Enter a murderer (1935), Vintage murder (1937), Death in a white tie (1938), Overture to death (1939), Death at the bar (1940), Surfeit of lampreys (1941), Died in the wool (1945), Final curtain (1947), Opening night (1951), Spinsters in jeopardy (1954), Scales of justice (1954), Off with his head (1957), Singing in the shrouds (1959), Hand in glove (1962), Dead water (1964), Clutch of the Constables (1968), Tied up in tinsel (1912), Black as he is painted (1974).
