Death in a White Tie (Abridged) Audiobook

" The audiobook read by Benedict Cumberbach is absolutely fantastic. "

" Ngaio is often compared to Agatha Christie, but I find her more detailed and in some ways a better writer. This book reflects the English upper class life of the '30s woven in a very good mystery. Lots of fun to read! "

" Very good old style who dunnit. "

" I quite enjoyed this book, but I found the mystery itself a bit more muddled than normal for Ngaio Marsh. "

" Stayed up way too late to finish this one, in part due to the mystery, and in part due to the Alleyn and Troy storyline. Well done as usual. I may be hitting a temporary Marsh burnout though - I feel compelled to race through her mysteries. "

" I've enjoyed the movies BBC made of some of these mysteries, but now that I'm going back and reading the books, WOW are they SO much better! Death in a White Tie had all the good bits of the movie, but a lot more complexity to the plot, and some sweet Troy bits to boot. "

" A catchy little detective story in which you get tangled in with all the characters. In the end, you learn that all the little dirty secrets will come out at some point... "

" Entertaining and finely written, but whodunits aren't my cup of tea anymore. "

" Death In A White Tie (Roderick Alleyn Mysteries) by Ngaio Marsh (1997) "

" What a joy to rediscover Ngaio Marsh and her detective, Roderick Alleyn. Sharp wit, decent plotting, and good character studies make these old books true classics of the genre. "

" I mean....Benedict Cumberbatch. That's all. "

" I have never heard of this gal before but I love the way she writes. Equal or superior to Agatha Christie in writing style, although the mystery in this particular book was a bit transparent. Good, quality fluff. "

" A marvelous foray by Marsh into the haute monde of 1930's London. "

" This is a good one. The story is engrossing and the love angle is veddy briddish. Some things tied together a little too easily but the central mystery held together. "

" The cover shamelessly boasts "She Writes Better Than Christie"...just save it, mmk? Her characters aren't nearly as interesting and her detective's methods are pretty dry. A pleasant mystery, but nothing special, I thought. "

" Not the best mystery I've ever read -- was disappointed by the victim chosen, as she allowed the reader to get a little too attached to him -- but I liked Detective Alleyn, his mother, and the time period in which it was set. "

" Working my way through Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn mysteries. They're ok, but not as good as Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey books. Still, it's nice to read classic mysteries written inter-alia, when sex was not essential and manners were king. "

" Not sure I'd agree with the Dashiel Hamnett quote on the cover "The best detective fiction novel I have ever read", but I did enjoy this. "

" Sometimes you read what you've got because you've got it. "

" The various characters are exceptionally well-drawn, not cookie cutter people at all. "

" A great audiobook - abridged, of course. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch, who does a fantastic (and sometimes hilarious) job with all the voices. I can't say it was the most amazing mystery ever, but a fun romp in the Gentleman Detective genre. "

" ( Morte de Gravata Branca ) "

" What a joy to rediscover Ngaio Marsh and her detective, Roderick Alleyn. Sharp wit, decent plotting, and good character studies make these old books true classics of the genre. "

" A great audiobook - abridged, of course. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch, who does a fantastic (and sometimes hilarious) job with all the voices. I can't say it was the most amazing mystery ever, but a fun romp in the Gentleman Detective genre. "

" Beautifully mastered mystery. spoiler..... this is the one where Troy accepts Rory. "

" Sometimes you read what you've got because you've got it. "

" I've enjoyed the movies BBC made of some of these mysteries, but now that I'm going back and reading the books, WOW are they SO much better! Death in a White Tie had all the good bits of the movie, but a lot more complexity to the plot, and some sweet Troy bits to boot. "

" A marvelous foray by Marsh into the haute monde of 1930's London. "

" Death In A White Tie (Roderick Alleyn Mysteries) by Ngaio Marsh (1997) "

" Lovely characterisation, good plot, enough of a mystery to be interesting but not too much that you felt burdened with it. Unlike the last Ngaio Marsh I read, I didn't feel weighed down with needless details. Some lovely moments, and the added bonus of including Troy. "

" I quite enjoyed this book, but I found the mystery itself a bit more muddled than normal for Ngaio Marsh. "

" Ngaio is often compared to Agatha Christie, but I find her more detailed and in some ways a better writer. This book reflects the English upper class life of the '30s woven in a very good mystery. Lots of fun to read! "

" This is a good one. The story is engrossing and the love angle is veddy briddish. Some things tied together a little too easily but the central mystery held together. "

" 7th in series. 1938. Typical Golden Age of Mystery story with Ms. Marsh's touch. Lovely character development of Roderick Alleyn. A verfy good addition to the series. "

" Not the best mystery I've ever read -- was disappointed by the victim chosen, as she allowed the reader to get a little too attached to him -- but I liked Detective Alleyn, his mother, and the time period in which it was set. "