Description
| Product ID: | 9780006512363 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Surfeit of Lampreys |
| Authors: | Author: Ngaio Marsh |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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… 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… |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-04-19 |
