A Surfeit of Lampreys. Ngaio Marsh

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Название: A Surfeit of Lampreys

Автор: Ngaio Marsh

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Шпионские детективы

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isbn: 9780007344550

isbn: 0

Аннотация:

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…