mirihawk reviewed A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
A game of Murder turns deadly when it ends in a real murder, in the …
Review of 'A Man Lay Dead' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The classic! Just as good as remembered. Written in the 1930s. House party, murder game, real murder.... might seem trite if you don't realize what a new idea it was when she wrote it. Her descriptions and character building are also tremendous as well. This is the first of the Alleyn of Scotland Yard books - she went on to write about 30 of them.