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A Man Lay Dead
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<p><i>A Man Lay Dead</i> is a <a href="/facts/Detective_novel/yL6DFnqd">detective novel</a> by <a href="/facts/Ngaio_Marsh/p99YM5ds">Ngaio Marsh</a>; it is the first novel to feature <a href="/facts/Roderick_Alleyn/K6X2sHgA">Roderick Alleyn</a>, and was first published in 1934. The plot concerns a murder committed during a detective game of murder at a weekend party in a country house. </p><p>There is a side-plot focused on Russians, ancient weapons, and secret societies. The murder concerns a small group of guests at Sir Hubert Handesley's estate. Unlike later novels, this novel focuses more on Nigel Bathgate and less on Alleyn. </p>