My problem is not a surfeit of books to read, but of Ngaio Marsh novels I haven't read. I might be at the end, but now re-reading ones forgotten. Like this latest, A Man Lay Dead. The first in her 33 book Inspector Roderick Alleyn series. From the Publishers:
"This classic from the Golden Age of British mystery opens during a country-house party between the two world wars—servants bustling, gin flowing, the gentlemen in dinner jackets, the ladies all slink and smolder. Even more delicious: The host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a new and especially exciting version of that beloved parlor entertainment, The Murder Game . . ."I really don't think I've read a bad Marsh novel. Anyway, to go with the Golden Age British theme, I made a dish from the era, Kedgeree. And, as the guests in the story were under orders not to leave during the investigation, a lot of delicious country house food was consumed meanwhile.
