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Tied Up in Tinsel
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Narrator
- James Saxon
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 1 October 2015
- Run Time
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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The book is typical Ngaio Marsh style. Very entertaining, if slightly mannered. Partly this is because despite it having been published in 1972 and also very definitely set in that time period, it comes across like a novel of the 'golden age'. I believe this is deliberate. The host of the grand house where Troy is staying is a throwback himself. He wants, in effect, to recreate the country house parties of old, and his style bleeds through to all the other characters with the exception of the ghastly Cressida. Despite the house being quite full of criminals, the perpetrator of the inevitable crime is a surprise. I listened over the Christmas period, one sadly devoid of snow, and the story fitted in nicely to the season.
The narration is expertly done, with great individual & memorable voices for the characters.
A highly entertaining listen.AliceMerray 2025-12-26
Details
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Narrator
- James Saxon
- Duration
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 2015
- ISBN
- 9781405532013
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Holed up at Hilary Bill-Tasman's manor estate for Christmas, Troy Alleyn is to paint the man's portrait and, while she's there, view the Druid Christmas pageant. Along with a pack of eccentric guests, Troy enjoys the festivities-- until one of the pageant's players mysteriously disappears into the snowy night. Did the hired help-- each a paroled murderer from the nearby prison-- have a deadly hand in this Christmas conundrum? Inspector Roderick Alleyn arrives to join his wife in finding the lost man-- and unraveling the glaring truth from the glittering tinsel.
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