A Man Lay Dead - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007944683 ISBN 13: 9780007944682

Synopsis

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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Review

‘Faultless story-telling.’
New York Times

From the Back Cover

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

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007944683
• ISBN 13: 9780007944682
• Binding: Paperback