The only collection of short stories by Nyo Marsh was first published in 1995 in honor of her centenary."Death on the Air" and other short stories tell the story of Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the hero of more than thirty novels by Nyo Marsh, where he often appears together with his charming wife Agatha Troy.The collection also includes stories in which the famous detective is not present, but they are no less interesting.The book concludes with the script for the television series "The Royal Court" starring Joan Hickson, who later became widely known for her role as Miss Marple in a series of films based on the works of Agatha Christie. — Dame Nyo Marsh is considered one of the queens of British detective fiction, along with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Lee Sayers.— Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn is the most important character in Marsh's works, the brave inspector has appeared in more than thirty novels.— This edition is the only collection of short stories by Nyo Marsh, first published in honor of her centennial.— This collection includes several short stories featuring Alleyn, a couple of previously unpublished essays, as well as a script written by Marsh for an episode of the television series The Royal Court.