Tied Up In Tinsel

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039001487

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Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

When a much disliked visiting servant disappears without trace after playing Santa Claus, foul play is at once suspected - and suspicion falls on the guests. When Superintendent Roderick Alleyn returns unexpectedly from a trip, it is to find his beloved wife in the thick of an intriguing mystery.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0008511012

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Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

Ngaio Marsh's classic Christmas murder mystery in a special 50th anniversary edition. Christmas time in an isolated country house and, following a flaming row in the kitchen, there's murder inside. When a much disliked visiting servant disappears without trace after playing Santa Claus, foul play is at once suspected - and foul play it proves to be. Only suspicion falls not on the staff but on the guests, all so unimpeachably respectable that the very thought of murder in connection with any of them seems almost heresy. When Superintendent Roderick Alleyn returns unexpectedly from a trip to Australia, it is to find his beloved wife in the thick of an intriguing mystery...

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937384319

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Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

A high-society homicide is the talk of the London season . . .“Marsh’s writing is a pleasure.” —The Seattle Times It’s debutante season in London, and that means giggles and tea-dances, white dresses and inappropriate romances . . ..and much too much champagne. And, apparently, a blackmailer, which is where Inspector Roderick Alleyn comes in. The social whirl is decidedly not Alleyn’s environment, so he brings in an assistant in the form of Lord “Bunchy” Gospell, everybody’s favorite uncle. Bunchy is more than lovable; he’s also got some serious sleuthing skills. But before he can unmask the blackmailer, a murder is announced. And everyone suddenly stops giggling . . . “It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” —New York Magazine “[Her] writing style and vivid characters and settings made her a mystery novelist of world renown.” —The New York Times

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Jove Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Alleyn, Roderick (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0515074438

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Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631940491

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Black As He's Painted by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

A visiting dignitary in London asks for security—and gets extra help from a clever feline—in a novel starring “the nonpareil among criminal investigators” (The New York Times). Superintendent Alleyn’s old school chum, nicknamed the “Boomer,” has become the president of the newly emerged African nation of Ng’ombwana, newly emerged in the wake of colonialism. Old school ties being what they are, his friend—making an official visit to London—insists that Alleyn handle his security, rather than Her Majesty’s Special Branch. The Special Branch is not best pleased about this, as the Boomer is known to have some very deadly enemies, and the threats only increase when the Ng’ombwanan ambassador is killed. Happily for the Boomer, not only is Alleyn up to the task, but he is assisted by a rescued cat who proves extremely adept at finding clues . . . “The brilliant Ngaio Marsh ranks with Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.” —Times Literary Supplement

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312971958

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Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

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.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937384456

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Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

At an English pub, a dart becomes a deadly weapon: “Any Ngaio Marsh story is certain to be Grade A.” —The New York Times A game of darts does involve some danger, but it’s rarely lethal. There are exceptions, however, like the famous barrister who was enjoying a pint at the Plume of Feathers pub, and is now residing at the morgue. But Inspector Roderick Alleyn has a growing hunch that this peculiar “accident” can be traced to an old legal case . . . “A peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007344833

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Last Ditch (The Ngaio Marsh Collection) by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007344826

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Tied Up In Tinsel (The Ngaio Marsh Collection) by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

Christmas time in an isolated country house and, following a flaming row in the kitchen, there’s murder inside.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Alleyn, Roderick (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0006512461

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Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

The police found the third corpse on a wharf in the Pool of London, her body covered with flower petals and pearls. Within the hour the killer was safe at sea - and among his fellow-passengers were four potential victims.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937384470

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Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

The inspector digs into a cold case on a New Zealand sheep farm in this “well-sustained crime story” from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master (Kirkus Reviews). Flossie Rubrick, a highly opinionated and influential member of the New Zealand Parliament, was last seen heading off to one of the storage sheds on her sheep farm. Three weeks later, she turned up dead and packed in a bale of her own wool. What happened on the night of her long-ago disappearance? In the country on counterespionage duty, Inspector Roderick Alleyn is happy to lend a hand. “The doyenne of traditional mystery writers.” —The New York Times

Author : Barry Ord Clarke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781510771710

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Flytying for Beginners by Barry Ord Clarke Pdf

This is a guide book for those totally new to the art of tying flies. Until now, learning flytying from a book has not only been challenging, but often the cause of great frustration, with photographs or diagrams making even the elementary techniques difficult to grasp. Step-by-step images help a reasonably proficient flytyer understand the stages in making a fly, but for the new beginner, there will always be a gap between each step-by-step image, which can be bewildering. Seeing the manual maneuvers that take place in these pages can make the different between success and failure for a beginner. The techniques you will learn in this book are the building blocks for which all successful fishing flies, even the most complex ones, are based.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Alleyn, Roderick (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0316546801

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Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

The murder of a famous opera soprano finds Inspector Alleyn crawling around backstage in her life, interviewing agents, past lovers, servants, and others hoping to learn who dispatched La Sommita with her own stiletto.

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631940668

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Light Thickens by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

From the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, this tale of death at the Dolphin Theatre has “wit, charm, and oodles of atmosphere” (Kirkus Reviews). Among theater folk, “the Scottish play” is considered unlucky, so much so that tradition requires anyone who utters its proper name backstage to leave the building, spin around, spit, curse, and then request permission to re-enter. As director Peregrine Jay directs a production of Shakespeare’s great work at the Dolphin Theater, misfortune does indeed abound, including some ugly practical jokes—and a grisly death for the leading man. It’s up to Roderick Alleyn to find out who has blood on their hands . . . “No playwright could devise a better curtain.” —Los Angeles Times “As always she writes most elegantly.” —Daily Telegraph “The doyenne of traditional mystery writers.” —The New York Times

Author : Ngaio Marsh
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781631940378

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Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh Pdf

“Miss Marsh works her characteristic storyteller's magic with the elements of theater and suspense.” —Kirkus Reviews The impresario Peregrine Jay has fulfilled a long-cherished dream: Thanks to a very generous gift, he now owns the Dolphin Theatre, and has restored it to its former glory. To celebrate the reopening, a no-expenses-spared production of The Glove, a new play about the discovery of a true Shakespearean accessory, is performed. London’s chattering classes are abuzz with gossip about the theatre, rumors about Peregrine, critiques of the play. But when murder takes center stage, everyone gets very quiet, and only Inspector Alleyn can persuade them to start chattering again—this time, with a purpose. “Rich backstage atmosphere.” —The New York Times Also published under the title Death at the Dolphin