A review by bluestarfish
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh

3.0

Here's the introduction to Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn in the first of the series and the first novel Ngio Marsh wrote. A real murder is committed during a country house party game of Murder, and there are Russians and young women who drive too fast and mysterious knives. All great fun, although I'm hoping the character of Roderick Alleyn settles to something rather than jumping around in an alarming way that I find difficult to follow. The plot is rather thin and fluffy too, but it is interesting to see where one the the "Queens of Crime" started her journey.