 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Ngaio Marsh |
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| Cover artist | Rita Derjue |
| Language | English |
| Series | Roderick Alleyn |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Theatre-fiction |
| Publisher | The Crime Club (UK) Little, Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Singing in the Shrouds |
| Followed by | Hand in Glove |
False Scent is a detective novel by New Zealand writer Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-first novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1959, by Collins in the UK and Little, Brown in the USA. The plot concerns the murder of a West End stage actress during her 50th birthday party, and continues Marsh's fascination with the theatre and with acting.