A Surfeit of Lampreys
 

A Surfeit of Lampreys

by Ngaio Marsh

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 -- and rather gloried in it. The double and triple charades, for instance, with which they would entertain their guests -- like rich but... (read more)

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Mary Ann
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A delightfully mannered mystery story where the main star is not the dashing Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn but the fabulously eccentric Lamprey family.

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