Surfeit of Lamfreys Fs

Author(s): Marsh Ngaio

Classic Crime

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 awful Uncle Gabriel, who was always such a bore. The Lampreys thought if they jollied him up he would bail them out - yet again. Instead, Uncle Gabriel met a violent end. And Chief Inspector Alleyn had to work our which of them killed him...


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780006512363
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.208
  • : April 1999
  • : 2 Centimeters X 14.3 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Marsh Ngaio
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 304
  • : FFC