| Surfeit of Lampreys | |
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1st edition |
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| Author(s) | Ngaio Marsh |
| Language | English |
| Series | Roderick Alleyn |
| Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Publication date | 1941 |
| Media type | Print () |
| ISBN | NA |
| 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.