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Death of a Peer
Title: | Death of a Peer |
Categories: | Inspector Roderick Alleyn |
BookID: | 389 |
Authors: | Ngaio Marsh |
ISBN-10(13): | 9780312964276 |
Publisher: | St. Martin's Paperbacks |
Publication date: | 03-15-1998 |
Number of pages: | 320 |
Owner Name: | Endeavor |
Owner Email: | rnoggle1@gmail.com |
Language: | English |
Price: | 0.00 |
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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... |
Book owner: | endeavor |