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A review by ssejig
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
4.0
Different from the movie but still enjoyable. Roderick Alleyne hunts down a killer during a house party.
Nigel Bathgate has been invited to a country house with his uncle, Charles Rankin, who is sort of a man-about-town. There are several other guests including a girl his uncle wants to marry as well as a previous conquest and her husband. There is also the host, Sir Hubert Hanseley, and his niece as well as Dcotor Foma Tokareff who, like Sir Hanseley, is an expert at old weapons. When Charles Rankin shows up with one such weapon, one that has a rather black history, it surprises everyone but it even more shocking that the knife ends up in his back during a game of "Murder." It's up to Inspector Alleyn to sort out this mess and make sure that the true villain is unmasked.
Nigel Bathgate has been invited to a country house with his uncle, Charles Rankin, who is sort of a man-about-town. There are several other guests including a girl his uncle wants to marry as well as a previous conquest and her husband. There is also the host, Sir Hubert Hanseley, and his niece as well as Dcotor Foma Tokareff who, like Sir Hanseley, is an expert at old weapons. When Charles Rankin shows up with one such weapon, one that has a rather black history, it surprises everyone but it even more shocking that the knife ends up in his back during a game of "Murder." It's up to Inspector Alleyn to sort out this mess and make sure that the true villain is unmasked.