Will I love Death of a Fool?

One of Marsh's best Roderick Alleyn mysteries. Her writing style, as always, is superb. The characters are well-rounded and clearly depicted. Alleyn is, as always, the interested observer. The heavy mystery is lightened by touches of humor. The winter solstice fertility ritual is a synthesis of components of actual ancient English rituals (another version can be seen in the movie, "The Wicker Man"). Marsh gives references in an Author's Note for those who want more information. I would warn, however, that it was written in 1956 and does express some questionable views about mental illness.