A man lay dead [and] Enter a murderer [and] The nursing home murder [and] Moonshine

Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime�s first book, the second volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries. DEATH IN ECSTASY Who slipped cyanide into the ceremonial wine of ecstasy at the House of the Sacred Flame? The other initiates and the High Priest claim to be above earthly passions. But Roderick Alleyn discovers that the victim had provoked lust and jealousy, and he suspects that more evil still lurks behind the Sign of the Sacred Flame� VINTAGE MURDER New Zealand theatrical manager Alfred Meyer is planning a surprise for his wife's birthday - a jeroboam of champagne descending gently onto the stage after the performance. But, as Roderick Alleyn witnesses, something goes horribly wrong. Is the death the product of Maori superstitions - or something more down to earth? ARTISTS IN CRIME It starts as an art exercise - the knife under the drape, the pose outlined in chalk. But when Agatha Troy returns to her class, the scene has been re-enacted: the model is dead, fixed in the most dramatic pose Troy has ever seen. It's a difficult case for Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn. Is the woman he loves really a murderess�? DEATH ON THE AIR TOC says "Portrait of Troy" but click on it and goes to Death on AIr short story. A Man Lay Dead - Sir Hubert Handesley's extravagant weekend house-parties are deservedly famous for his exciting Murder Game. But when the lights go up this time, there is a real corpse with a real dagger in the back. All seven suspects have skilful alibis so Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn has to figure out the whodunnit... Enter a Murderer - The crime scene was the stage of the Unicorn Theatre, when prop gun fired a very real bullet; the victim was an actor clawing his way to stardom using bribery instead of talent; and the suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims. The stage is set for one of Roderick Alleyn's most baffling cases... The Nursing Home Murder - A Harley Street surgeon and his attractive nurse are almost too nervous to operate. Their patient is the Home Secretary - and they both have very good personal reasons to want him dead. The operation is a complete success - but he dies within hours, and Inspector Alleyn must find out why.. A man lay dead: Inspector Alleyn has 7 suspects when a real dead body appears during a Murder Game at an extravagant house party -- Enter a murderer: Two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims are among Alleyn's suspects after a prop gun fires a very real bullet during a stage play -- The nursing home murder: The surgical operation on the Home Secretary is a complete success until he dies hours later and Alleyn finds both the surgeon and nurse have good reasons to want him dead -- Moonshine: Little Janey meets the real Father Christmas A Man Lay Dead - Sir Hubert Handesley's extravagant weekend house- parties are deservedly famous for his exciting Murder Game. Enter a Murderer - The crime scene was the stage of the Unicorn Theatre, when prop gun fired a very real bullet. The Nursing Home Murder - A Harley Street surgeon and his nurse have the Home Secretary as their patient. Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the first volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.