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Alleyn looked at him with a curious air of compassion.
‘Not even yet?’ he said.
‘Whose were the prints?’
‘That I am not going to tell you. Oh, believe me, Bathgate, not out of any desire to figure as the mysterious omnipotent detective. That would be impossibly vulgar. No. I am not telling you because there is still that bit of my brains that cannot quite accept the QED of the theorem.
Well, that was one of the silliest GA detective stories I have read. Not bad or horrible or totally off-putting, bu ...more
‘Not even yet?’ he said.
‘Whose were the prints?’
‘That I am not going to tell you. Oh, believe me, Bathgate, not out of any desire to figure as the mysterious omnipotent detective. That would be impossibly vulgar. No. I am not telling you because there is still that bit of my brains that cannot quite accept the QED of the theorem.
Well, that was one of the silliest GA detective stories I have read. Not bad or horrible or totally off-putting, bu ...more
Un polar sympa mais sans plus.
Ngaio Marsh’s A Man Lay Dead was first published in 1934. This is the first book in the series that introduces Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, who is the sleuth. I actually found this book very timely. In current crime fiction and tv shows there is a plethora of references to the Russian Mob and that theme features heavily in this story. It is a classic British “country house” mystery, the group of people gather in an isolated country estate and then a murder occurs. The red herrings are very w
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A Man Lay Dead is of the pure "cosy mystery" written in the "Classic Chamber Form". This is my first experience of New Zealand's mystery writer Ngaio Marsh. This book introduces Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
It isn't a very long book, reads quite fast. It's a quick and cozy get-a-way to 1930s England. It is a tight, well-written, and fun little murder mystery. The set-up is rather wicked. A group of people gather at an old country estate for a game of Murder. Someone is secretly selected ...more
It isn't a very long book, reads quite fast. It's a quick and cozy get-a-way to 1930s England. It is a tight, well-written, and fun little murder mystery. The set-up is rather wicked. A group of people gather at an old country estate for a game of Murder. Someone is secretly selected ...more
Very enjoyable and a really quick read. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
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4.5 stars. A great cozy mystery. Smart writing and lots of humour. Inspector Alleyn is a brilliant and doggedly determined policeman, but also a "real" person.
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