A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn #1)
Ngaio Marsh
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
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· 24 ratings · 208 pages · Published: 1934
This classic from the Golden Age of British mystery opens during a country-house party between the two world wars—servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies all slink and smolder. Even more delicious: The host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a new and especially exciting version of that beloved parlor entertainment, The Murder Game . . .
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