Alleyn: A Man Lay Dead: AND A Surfeit of Lampreys Includes two dramatisations - "A Man Lay Dead" and "A Surfeit of Lampreys". In "A Man Lay Dead", a game of "murders" at Sir Hubert Handesley"s country house party becomes far too realistic for anyone"s liking. Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn believes the unusual dagger is a vital clue to the real-life murder. Full description