Surfeit of Lamfreys Fs
Author(s): Marsh Ngaio
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...
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- : Harper Element
- : 0.208
- : 01 April 1999
- : 2 Centimeters X 14.3 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Marsh Ngaio
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 304
- : FFC