Death of a Peer (Dead Letter Mysteries)
Murder becomes a family affair...The Lampreys were a charming, eccentric happy-go-lucky family, teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Until the gruesome murder of their uncle-and unpleasant Marquis, who met his untimely death while leaving the Lamprey flat-left them with a fortune. Now it's up...
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Murder becomes a family affair...The Lampreys were a charming, eccentric happy-go-lucky family, teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Until the gruesome murder of their uncle-and unpleasant Marquis, who met his untimely death while leaving the Lamprey flat-left them with a fortune. Now it's up to Inspector Roderick Alleyn to sift through the alibis to discover which Lamprey hides a ruthless killer behind an amiable facade...
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312964276 (0312964277)
ASIN: 0312964277
Publish date: 1998-03-15
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
This could well be one of my absolute favorite Ngaio Marsh books. I love the Lampreys and I love Roberta Grey, and I love Inspector Alleyn. (Nov. 2007)
[These notes were made in 1985:] British title: A Surfeit of Lampreys. A curious story, set in New Zealand and London, but actually in more of a never-never-land than usual for Marsh, for the characters are wildly eccentric. An irresponsible aristocratic family (the Lampreys) look in their impecun...
I like the family, especially the twins. Admirable? No. But engaging.
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