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A Surfeit of Lampreys

A Surfeit of Lampreys( )
Author: Marsh, Ngaio
ISBN:978-0-00-651236-3
Publication Date:Jul 1999
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

Ngaio Marsh's most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander's first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford - with a meat skewer through the eye...

Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.8 x 20.5 x 2 cm
Book Weight:0.242 Kilograms
Author Biography
Marsh, Ngaio (Author)
Ngaio Marsh was born on April 23, 1895 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She attended St. Mary's College and Canterbury University.

She worked in the theater acting, producing, and even painting scenery. She was a partner in an interior decorating business in England from 1928 to 1932. She later returned to New Zealand and produced plays for a Shakespearean repertory company. She also worked with the Drama Department of Canterbury University. During World War II, she served in the New Zealand Red Cross Transport Unit. She traveled to England frequently and founded the British Commonwealth Theatre Company in 1949.

Her first novel, A Man Lay Dead, was published in 1934. She wrote more than 40 books including the Roderick Alleyn Mysteries series and Black Beech and Honeydew. She also wrote theatrical and television plays. She was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1949 and was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. The Mystery Writers of America named her a Grand Master in 1977.

She died on February 18, 1982 at the age of 82.

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