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…
| ISBN: | 9780006512363 |
| Publication date: | 18th March 2011 |
| Author: | Ngaio Marsh |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Classic crime and mystery fiction Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Family Drama |