A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn Series #1)

by Ngaio Marsh

Overview

Crime comes to a country house: “Any Ngaio Marsh story is certain to be Grade A, and this one is no exception.” —The New York Times

This classic from the Golden Age of British mystery opens during a country-house party between the two world wars—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 . . .

“It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” —New York Magazine

“A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934609958
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Roderick Alleyn Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	26,400
File size:	575 KB

About the Author

From her first book in 1934 to her final volume just before her death in 1982, Ngaio Marsh's work has remained legendary, and is often compared to that of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. During her celebrated fifty-year career, Marsh was made a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, was named Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire, won numerous prestigious awards, and penned 32 mystery novels.

Now St. Martin's Dead Letter Mysteries is thrilled to make all of Marsh's novels available again for old fans to relish and new ones to discover. So sit back, draw the curtains, lock the doors, and put yourself in the hands of the Grand Dame of detective novels...

Table of Contents

1. “And there were present...” 2. The Dagger 3. “You Are The Corpse” 4. Monday 5. Mock Trial 6. Alleyn Does His Stuff 7. Rankin Leaves Frantock 8. Following Information From A Baby 9. Garden Piece 10. Black Fur 11. Confession? 12. An Arrest And A Night Journey 13. The Russian Element 14. Meeting Adjourned 15. Alleyn Comes Cleanish 16. The Accused Was Charged

Editorial Reviews

"it's time to start comparing christie to Marsh instead of the other way around."

New York Magazine