Tied Up in Tinsel

A Roderick Alleyn Mystery

By: Ngaio Marsh

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

A Christmas pageant turns unholy.

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.

©1972 Ngaio Marsh, Ltd. (P)1994 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Dame Ngaio has yet to write a mystery that is less than perfect." (Portland Oregonian)

Clever detective can’t escape dated plot.

Very dated crime - more like 1912 than 1972.
Marsh is such a descriptive author that her novels are enjoyable- until you realize how bitter, vain and rigid her upper class characters are.

Excellent country house mystery

The reader was very good. She managed the different voices well and was easy to understand.

This author is grand

I love all of Ngaio Marsh’s works. So entertaining and complex. Wrapped Up in Tinsel is no exception.

fun and intriguing

entertaining mystery not revealed actual incident until almost end but worth the wait. Always liked this series

Better than expected

I'd never read Ngaio Marsh so I didn't know what to expect. I like her quirky characters and the setting of this novel. The narration is great. The characters each have a distinct voice and personality. I highly recommend it to fans of Agatha Christy and Dorothy Sayers .