Inspector Alleyn44- Surfeit Of Lampreys

Ngaio Marsh

• 11 juni 2009
• 9781405507431

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Often considered crime queen Ngaio Marsh's finest book, SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS sees Roderick Alleyn dealing with murder and a very odd family...



Ngaio Marsh's most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander's first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford - with a meat skewer through the eye...

The Lampreys had plenty of charm - but no cash. They all knew they were peculiar, the charades with which they entertained their guests became quite complicated. And when Uncle Gabriel Lamprey dies, Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn is called in...