Surfeit of Lampreys

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Surfeit of Lampreys
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First edition
AuthorNgaio Marsh
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoderick Alleyn
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1941
Media typePrint
Preceded byDeath at the Bar 
Followed byDeath and the Dancing Footman 

Surfeit of Lampreys is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the tenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1941. The plot concerns the murder of a British peer,[1] a theme to which Marsh would return; the novel was published as Death of a Peer in the United States.

Its title is a reference to the manner by which Henry I of England is said to have succumbed to food poisoning, as well as the surname of the first murder victim, and his family, who fall under suspicion.

A stage adaptation by was revised by Marsh and staged in London in 1950, but was not a success.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Surfeit of Lampreys (The Ngaio Marsh Collection) - Ngaio Marsh - eBook". Harper Collins New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ 1932-, Lachman, Marvin (2014). The villainous stage : crime plays on Broadway and in the West End. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9534-4. OCLC 903807427.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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