" If you're going to ask me to provide myself with three nice little alibis," said Hersey, "you may as well know straight away that I can't do it. I seem to remember reading somewhere that that makes me innocent and I'm sure I hope it's true"

"It's in the best tradition of detective fiction, I understand," said Allyen with a smile. "

― Ngaio Marsh , Death and the Dancing Footman (Roderick Alleyn, #11)