A review by mindsplinters
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

It was... okay.  Very twisty-turny and complicated and I'm not so sure the Brotherhood subplot was a wise choice but it read fast and introduces one to Alleyn... Who is pretty much a cypher because damn if I know what to think of him.  However, this could be somewhat complicated by the fact that the story is told from the limited POV of Nigel Bathgate who only knows so much since he is neither a copper nor a trained brainiac.  Overall, it was interesting enough and made for a change in my British Murder files but so far Christie and Sayers are still tops for me.