Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens (she has been called the empress) of England's Golden Age of mystery fiction. And in true Golden Age fashion, her oeuvre opens with, yes, a country-house party between the two world wars โ servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies a
A Man Lay Dead
โ Scribed by Marsh, Ngaio
- Publisher
- Felony & Mayhem Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 318 KB
- Series
- Roderick Alleyn 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781934609958
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โฆ Synopsis
Ngaio Marsh was one of the queens (she has been called the empress) of England's Golden Age of mystery fiction. And in true Golden Age fashion, her oeuvre opens with, yes, a country-house party between the two world wars โ servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies all slink and smolder. Even more delicious: The host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a new and especially exciting version of that beloved parlor entertainment, The Murder Game.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Ngaio Marsh's classic first novel, which introduced Inspector Alleyn and set Ngaio Marsh on the path to international recognition. Wealthy Sir Hubert Handesley's original and lively weekend house-parties are deservedly famous. To amuse his guests, he has devised a new form of the fashionable Murder