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A review by eososray
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
3.0
Having started this series with books #6 and #7, I decided to go back and read from the beginning. I like Roderick Alleyn, he's a fun and quirky character, and the series has been fun and easy so far.
I was not that partial to the international communist conspiracy part but I loved Nigel and his girlfriend. I found the tale a bit haphazard in the telling, first we're here and then we're off on another tangent, one moment Alleyn is funny, the other he's serious, with no rhyme or reason I can figure out. But it's a pretty classic whodunit starting in an English country house that satisfies my need for an Agatha replacement.
I was not that partial to the international communist conspiracy part but I loved Nigel and his girlfriend. I found the tale a bit haphazard in the telling, first we're here and then we're off on another tangent, one moment Alleyn is funny, the other he's serious, with no rhyme or reason I can figure out. But it's a pretty classic whodunit starting in an English country house that satisfies my need for an Agatha replacement.