A Man Lay Dead
To amuse his house guests Sir Hubert Handsley devises a new form of the murder game. But when the lights go up there is a real corpse, with a real dagger in its back - and seven suspects have had ample time to concoct amusing alibis.
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THE ALLEYN MYSTERIES
To amuse his houseguests (and Sir Hubert is famous for his amusing house parties) Sir Hubert Handesley devises a new form of the Murder Game.
But when the lights go up there is a real corpse, with a real dagger in its back – and all seven suspects have had ample time to concoct amusing alibis...
"Ngaio Marsh transforms the detective story from a mere puzzle into a novel"
DAILY EXPRESS
"The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an express."
THE SUN
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