Review
‘The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers’
Times Literary Supplement
‘Brilliantly readable… first class detection.’
Observer
‘Ngaio Marsh transcended the detective genre by the power of her writing and the rich variety of characters who people her novels.’
P.D. James
‘Ngaio Marsh is among the most brilliant of those authors who are transforming the detective story from a mere puzzle into a novel with many other qualities.’
Times Literary Supplement
‘The finest writer in the English languange of the pure, classical puzzle whodunnit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress.’
The Sun
Book Description
Often considered crime queen Ngaio Marsh's finest book, SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS sees Roderick Alleyn dealing with murder and a very odd family...
