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Overture to Death
- A Roderick Alleyn Mystery
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Who in the quiet village of Chipping would kill wealthy spinster Idris Campanula? Plenty of people—among them her fellow cast members from a troubled charity production. Miss Campanula was a spiteful gossip, gleefully destroying others’ lives merely for her own excitement. But once Inspector Roderick Alleyn arrives, he quickly realizes that the murderer might have killed the wrong woman—and may soon stage a repeat performance.
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- John
- 06-26-21
This Has to Be One of Her Best
Ever since slogging through Death of a Fool, I’ve been wary of Ngaio Marsh. Then I ran across Shannon Applegate’s comment on that volume (“…usually love her books but found this one hard to follow and not as interesting”) and realized I should give Marsh another chance. I’m very glad I did.
This story is not only easy, but enjoyable to follow. Inspector Alleyn has all the charm and good humor of Lord Peter Wimsey without that aristocrat’s sardonic, world-weary streak. The writing sparkles with wit, intelligence and insight into the cauldron of our human stew. And among her many gifts, Nadia May is one of the few female readers who delivers convincing male voices.
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- L
- 03-29-20
A Gem
Naio Marsh’s mysteries are always well thought out and presented. The storyline was clever and the clues appropriately spread out and later explained.
The narration was very well done. Each character’s voice was appropriate for that character.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-29-21
lots of village atmosphere
Marsh sets out the village characters, many of whom are likeable. Then ugly murder and the effort to trap the murderer gets underway. The voice actress is very good. The story is better. Recommended
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- Margaret Shea
- 02-10-21
Amazing, extremely talented narrator
The story was good, but the narrator was the best I've heard. She had a different voice for every character, and there were MANY. I look forward to listening to more of her work.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-05-22
Another great story
Love her books! Great British mystery with the wonderful Inspector Roderick Alleyn. I listened to the audio book. I enjoyed the performance by Wanda McCladdon. I will listen to other books she narrates .
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- susitos
- 09-03-21
Better than Agatha Christie
Ngaio Marsh is a witty, entertaining writer. These books are wonderfully read with clear characters but no hamming it up as some readers do. Great dialogue, fun plots, vivid characters and a memorable main detective character. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a classic British mystery.
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- Mrs. Barnes
- 06-07-21
Excellent Narration
Ngaio Marsh is a favorite of mine - her writing is amusing, and clever, and descriptive. This story is all of those things, and introduces delightful and irritating characters quite amusing to meet.
Wanda McCaddon's narration is clear, animated, and at a good speed. I will look for more of her performances simply for the enjoyment of hearing her voice.
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- Yorkiefun
- 03-12-21
Excellent all around.
Have always liked Ngaio Marsh's books. Yes, they are dated, but look at when they were written for heaven's sake. The narrator, Wanda McCaddon, did a wonderful job. Very entertaining.
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- Zonifer
- 07-21-22
Why is Ngaio Marsh written Nagio Marsh over the top of several of these audiobooks? I am mystified
Odd. Can someone explain? Although I understand that Ngaio is pronounced “nigh-oh,” I don’t see how Nagio is an improvement.
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- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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When Lord Pastern Bagott takes up with the hot music of Breezy Bellair and his Boys, his disapproving wife Cecile has more than usual to be unhappy about. The band's devastatingly handsome but roguish accordionist, Carlos Rivera, has taken a rather intense and mutual interest in her precious daughter Felicite. So when a bit of strange business goes awry and actually kills him, it's lucky that Inspector Roderick Alleyn is in the audience.
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ZZZZzzzzzzzz
- By Susan on 08-30-07
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Last Ditch
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Young Ricky Alleyn has come to the picturesque fishing village of Deep Cove to write. Though the sleepy little town offers few diversions, Ricky manages to find the most distracting one of all: murder. For in a muddy ditch, he sees a dead equestrienne whose last leap was anything but an accident. And when Ricky himself disappears, the case becomes a horse of a different color for his father, Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
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Ricky Alleyn gets involved in a case with his dad
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 05-15-18
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Tied Up in Tinsel
- A Roderick Alleyn Mystery
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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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
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Classy Classic
- By Carole T. on 08-27-12
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Vintage Murder
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: James Saxon
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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A touring theatre company in New Zealand forms the basis of one of Marsh’s most ambitious and innovative novels. New Zealand theatrical manager Alfred Meyer wanted to celebrate his wife’s birthday in style. The piece de résistance would be the jeroboam of champagne which would descend gently into a nest of fern and coloured lights on the table, set up on stage after the performance. But something went horribly wrong. Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn witnessed it himself.
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Great Imagery of New Zealand
- By Mack Tennyson on 03-31-16
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Death on the Air and Other Stories
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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A man dies with his hand on a radio dial. A distinguished aristocrat finds murder at the opening night of a play. A cryptogram produces death in an English churchyard. Death on the Air and Other Stories serves as the perfect introduction to Ngaio Marsh and her creation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, or as a nostalgic journey for her many fans.
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Fascinating insights from the author
- By Lynne Phelps on 11-25-06
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Death and the Dancing Footman
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: James Saxon
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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A winter weekend ends in snowbound disaster in a novel which remains a favourite among Marsh readers. It began as an entertainment: eight people, many of them enemies, gathered for a winter weekend by a host with a love for theatre. They would be the characters in a drama that he would devise. It ended in snowbound disaster. Everyone had an alibi - and most had motives as well. But Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn, when he finally arrived, knew it all hung on Thomas, the dancing footman....
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NOT PHILIP FRANKS READING!!!
- By Meep on 12-18-15
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Death in a White Tie
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: James Saxon
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh’s 1930s novels. The season had begun. Débutantes and chaperones were planning their luncheons, teas, dinners, balls. And the blackmailer was planning his strategies, stalking his next victim. But Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn knew that something was up. He had already planted his friend, Lord Robert Gospell, at the scene. But someone else got there first....
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Terrible sound quality ruins the experience
- By David Adams on 03-23-16
By: Ngaio Marsh
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A Man Lay Dead
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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Wealthy Sir Hubert Handesley's original and lively weekend house parties are deservedly famous. To amuse his guests, he has devised a new form of the fashionable Murder Game, in which a guest is secretly selected to commit a 'murder' in the dark, and everyone assembles to solve the crime. But when the lights go up this time, there is a real corpse....
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Classic Upper Crust Mystery
- By Laurence G. Byrne on 02-25-16
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Black as He's Painted
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Alleyn performs his mission so successfully that on the night of the Ng'ombwanan Embassy's reception, the house and grounds are stiff with police. However, an assassin does strike, and Alleyn discovers a wealth of suspects in a coterie of ex-colonials residing in the very shadow of the Embassy.