false 280847 17 Ngaio Marsh's first book introduces Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard, the central character in all her subsequent mysteries. When a party at the country house of Sir Hubert Handesley gathers for the uproarious parlor game Murder, the lights come up on an actual corpse. Inspector Alleyn finds the butler missing, alibis for all the suspects, and an intricate puzzle of betrayal. Without ado, he determines to find the key to this deadly game. "It is time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around." - New York Magazine 868823 1970 A Man Lay Dead total:173|5:21|4:62|3:78|2:11|1:1| 173 610 235 18 2 1 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 07:18:41 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 06:37:26 -0800 2008 3 0 false true Thu Aug 20 11:39:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:51:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 05:30:45 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 05:48:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 12 09:07:22 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:07:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Aug 27 13:40:19 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 13:41:08 -0700 2007 Marsh, Naigo – 1st in series
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1997
Introducing Inspector Roderick Alleyn, who is called to the country home of Sir Hubert Handesley. Sir Hubert had arranged "The Murder Game" as entertainment ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:27:34 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 09:03:17 -0700 2008
I found the work to be very entertaining in a light sort of way. What I really enjoyed was her phrasing and word choices since they are from a different time and also particular ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 16:48:07 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 14:21:03 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 01:32:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 03:10:19 -0800 2009
When a murder takes place at a country house party, it poses another baffling case for Inspector Alleyn...

Starring Jeremy Clyde (AKA A J Raffles ).First broadca...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:19:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:21:52 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:56:46 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:59:10 -0700 2009
In this one, even an old mystery buff like me had trouble figuring out who did it but it's fun watching Allyne try to discover the murderer.]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 13:29:07 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 13:36:13 -0700 2008 Glamour, for giving me fashion tips that are still relevant in September 2008, for always timely sex t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:58:02 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 11:00:35 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 04:02:20 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 04:02:20 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 04:49:28 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:04:36 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 10 15:57:13 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 16:00:41 -0700 2008 These mysteries were written beginning in the 1930's set in England mostly but some in New Zealand. They all have Det. Roderick Alleyn and later his artist wife. Very good!]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 17 22:23:05 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:38:01 -0700 2009 2
A promising start to a long, successful series.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 16 09:01:06 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 07:43:42 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 18:15:01 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 18:15:41 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 21:40:50 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 21:40:50 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 18:30:25 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:30:25 -0800 2009