The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries (Volume 1)

The first three Inspector Roderick Alleyn novels from “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” (Kirkus Reviews).

This quantity contains three books within the traditional detective collection from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master:

A Man Lay Dead: During a country-house occasion between the 2 world wars, servants bustle, gin flows, and the host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a brand new and particularly thrilling model of that beloved parlor leisure, The Murder Game . . .

Enter a Murderer: A policeman within the viewers sees an all-too-real demise scene on a London stage in a thriller “good enough to satisfy the most critical reader of detective stories” (The New York Times).

The Nursing Home Murder: A Member of Parliament has unexpectedly died on a go to the hospital, and any variety of individuals could possibly be suspects, together with a bitter surgeon, a besotted nurse, a resentful spouse, and a cupboard stuffed with political rivals . . .

“It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” —New York Magazine