A Surfeit of Lampreys. Ngaio Marsh

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      NGAIO MARSH

      SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS

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       COPYRIGHT

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009

      Surfeit of Lampreys first published in Great Britain by Collins 1941

      Ngaio Marsh asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of these works

      Copyright © Ngaio Marsh Ltd 1941

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      Source ISBN: 9780006168102

      Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2009 ISBN: 9780007344550

      Version: 2016-09-08

       DEDICATION

      For SIR HUGH & LADY ACLAND

       with my love

       For the one since he has helped me so often with my stories and for the other since she likes stories about London

      CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

       VII. DEATH OF A PEER

       VIII. ALLEYN MEETS THE LAMPREYS

       IX. TWO, TWO, THE LILY-WHITE BOYS

       X. STATEMENT FROM A SMALL BOY

       XI. CONVERSATION PIECE

       XII. ACCORDING TO THE WIDOW

       XIII. THE SANITY OF LADY WUTHERWOOD

       XIV. PERJURY BY ROBERTA

       XV. ENTRANCE OF MR BATHGATE

       XVI. NIGHT THICKENS

       XVII. MR FOX FINDS AN EFFIGY

       XVIII. SCENE BY CANDLELIGHT

       XIX. SEVERED HAND

       XX. PREPARATION FOR POVERTY

       KEEP READING

       ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

       ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

       CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

      Roberta Grey

      Lord Charles Lamprey

      Lady Charles Lamprey

      Henry Lamprey. Their eldest son

      Friede Lamprey (Frid). Their elder daughter

      Colin and Stephen Lamprey. Twins. Their second and third sons

      Patricia

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