Surfeit Of Lampreys

A few years ago New Zealander Roberta Grey met the Lamprey family, a bunch of Micawberish English aristocrats, when she was an adolescent and they were living in her home country. She and Frid Lamprey were schoolmates, and before she knew it she'd fallen in love with the family and they seemingly di......more

Oh what fun. The eccentric Lamprey family was a delight. Roberta Grey or Robin arrived from New Zealand to become embroiled in the murder of the unlikeable uncle with the Lampreys possible suspects. There are also the servants of the murdered Lord, Giggle the chauffeur and Tenterton the maid of the......more

There’s stuff to like about A Surfeit of Lampreys; the character portraits, the commentary on the family, the fact that it brings in Bathgate and ties some of that stuff together… but overall, I’ve totally lost my motivation to read Ngaio Marsh’s books. There’s a same-y feel to them, the characters......more

Here is another story told like a radio play. There is a cast of women and men taking various characters, sound effects and people moving around as they speak. This is most effective. Of course they are all rich, titled persons away for a weekend at a fabulous mansion, except for the one who is away......more

Una novela detectivesca en el más puro estilo clásico, Ngaio nos entrega una historia que más allá del misterio nos envuelve con su temática. Los lamprey son una familia inglesa como no hay otra, el padre Lord Charles el hijo segundo de una familia aristocrática tiene a su encantadora esposa y 6 hijo......more