Ngaio Marsh: Tied Up in Tinsel |
From the Publisher: 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 he hosts every year. 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 murder 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. Ngaio Marsh: Tied Up in Tinsel. St. Martin's Press; ISBN: 0312971958 (November, 1999); 288 p., $5.99
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