num_pages: 304
description: Murder becomes a family affair... The Lampreys were a charming, eccentric happy-go-lucky family, teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Until the gruesome murder of their uncle-and unpleasant Marquis, who met his untimely death while leaving the Lamprey flat-left them with a fortune. Now it's up to Inspector Roderick Alleyn to sift through the alibis to discover which Lamprey hides a ruthless killer behind an amiable facade...
language: English
title: Surfeit of Lampreys
titlecomplete: Surfeit of Lampreys (Roderick Alleyn #10)
characters: Lady Charles Lamprey, Stephen Lamprey, Henry Lamprey, Inspector Fox, Frid Lamprey, Mike Lamprey, Patch Lamprey, Cora Blackburn, Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Colin Lamprey, Roberta Grey, Lord Charles Lamprey, Violet, Marchioness of Wutherwood and Rune, William Giggle, Lady Katherine Lobe, Gabriel, Marquis of Wutherwood and Rune, Mr. Rattisbon, Nigel Bathgate, Mrs. Burnaby, Grace Tinkerton, Mr. Grimball, Detective-Sergeant Bailey, Baskett
genres: Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Classics, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 7364
places: England, New Zealand
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: HarperCollins