lelia_t 's review for:

Surfeit of Lampreys; Death and the Dancing Footman; The Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh

4.0

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This is one of my favorite Roderick Alleyn mysteries. I love the quiet orphaned visitor, Roberta Grey, who is staying with the Lampreys. One of the characters refers to Roberta as Jane Eyre - and this book does have a mad woman stalking its halls - but I think of Roberta as more like Fanny Price in a book that’s more satisfying to read than Mansfield Park.

Alleyn is at his best sorting through the dissimulation and vagaries of the Lampreys and Fox is staunch and capable, as always. A fun read!