Surfeit of Lampreys

Surfeit of Lampreys
First edition
Author	Ngaio Marsh
Language	English
Series	Roderick Alleyn
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1941
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Death at the Bar
Followed by	Death and the Dancing Footman

Surfeit of Lampreys is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the tenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1941. The plot concerns the murder of a British peer, a theme to which Marsh would return; the novel was published as Death of a Peer in the United States.

Its title is a reference to the manner by which Henry I of England is said to have succumbed to food poisoning, as well as the surname of the first murder victim, and his family, who fall under suspicion.

Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Roderick Alleyn

Novels	A Man Lay Dead Enter a Murderer The Nursing Home Murder Death in Ecstasy Vintage Murder Artists in Crime Death in a White Tie Overture to Death Death at the Bar Surfeit of Lampreys Death and the Dancing Footman Colour Scheme Died in the Wool Final Curtain Swing Brother Swing Opening Night Spinsters in Jeopardy Scales of Justice Off With His Head Singing in the Shrouds False Scent Hand in Glove Dead Water Death at the Dolphin Clutch of Constables When in Rome Tied Up in Tinsel Black as He's Painted Last Ditch Grave Mistake Photo Finish Light Thickens

See also	The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

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