Ngaio Marsh A Man Lay Dead
Ngaio Marsh
Read by Jeremy Clyde
A Man Lay Dead is a captivating detective story that introduces Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Set during a lively country-house party, the plot thickens when a murder occurs amidst a game designed to entertain the guests. As the lights come up, the guests discover a real corpse, and it falls to Alleyn to unravel the mystery.
Dramatized by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd Williams, this adaptation features a talented cast, including Stephen Thorne, Donald Sinden, and Dorothy Tutin. Ngaio Marsh's classic novel, first published in 1934, set the stage for her illustrious career and remains a beloved work in the detective genre.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapters
| Episode 1 | 59:03 |
Reviews
Great story
Helvetica
A great plot by the wonderful Ngaio Marsh who, is my opinion is better than Agatha Christie. SANWAL has also uploaded the BBC Radio set of Ngaio Marsh books, I believe.
An intriguing title; one wants to know who lay dead, and why.
Odd One Out
A very good story that is presented well, and has an unexpected ending.
Good as Agatha!!
dsd
drama by the BBC always equals excellent. Good who done it
great title
CLW
excellent dramatisation of one of my favourite vintage detective story writers
A LibriVox Listener
love Ngaio Marsh and this was a really good dramatization
A really great play. Thank you
Gill