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Ngaio Marsh

Roderick Alleyn is a series of 32 books by Ngaio Marsh: 3,875 pages in the 15 with a known length, about 71 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

32
books
3,875
pages in 15 of them
71 hours
to read those 15
143 days
at 30 minutes a day
A Man Lay Dead 1934 3.5 h Enter a Murderer 1935 3.5 h The Nursing Home Murder 1935 3.6 h
Death in Ecstasy 1936 length not known
5 Vintage Murder 1937 4.7 h
Artists in Crime 1938 length not known
Death in a White Tie 1938 length not known
Overture to Death 1939 5.9 h
Death at the Bar 1940 length not known
Surfeit of Lampreys 1941 length not known
11 Death and the Dancing Footman 1942 5.9 h Colour Scheme 1943 5.6 h 13 Died in the Wool 1945 4.7 h 14 Final Curtain 1947 5.3 h
Swing Brother Swing 1949 length not known
Opening Night 1951 length not known
Spinsters in Jeopardy 1954 length not known
Scales of Justice 1955 4.7 h
Off With His Head 1957 length not known
Singing in the Shrouds 1959 length not known
False Scent 1960 length not known
Hand in Glove 1962 4.6 h Dead Water 1964 4.4 h Death at the Dolphin 1967 5.3 h
Clutch of Constables 1968 length not known
When in Rome 1970 length not known
Tied Up in Tinsel 1972 4.8 h
Black As He's Painted 1974 length not known
Last Ditch 1977 length not known
Grave Mistake 1978 length not known
Photo Finish 1980 4.7 h
Light Thickens 1982 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. A Man Lay Dead 1934 3.5 h

    A game of Murder turns deadly when it ends in a real murder, in the country-house of Sir Hubert Handesley.

  2. Enter a Murderer 1935 3.5 h

    The script of the Unicorn Theatre's new play uncannily echoes a quarrel in the star's dressing room.

  3. The Nursing Home Murder 1935 3.6 h

    For an unlucky member of parliament, a hospital stay is the unkindest cut of all...

  4. Death in Ecstasy 1936 length not known

  5. 5

    Vintage Murder 1937 4.7 h

    Death served well-chilled The leading lady of a theater company touring New Zealand was stunningly beautiful.

  6. Artists in Crime 1938 length not known

  7. Death in a White Tie 1938 length not known

  8. Overture to Death 1939 5.9 h

  9. Death at the Bar 1940 length not known

  10. Surfeit of Lampreys 1941 length not known

  11. 11

    Death and the Dancing Footman 1942 5.9 h

    With the notion of bringing together the most bitter of enemies for his own amusement, a bored, mischievous millionaire throws a house party.

  12. Colour Scheme 1943 5.6 h

    Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel.

  13. 13

    Died in the Wool 1945 4.7 h

    One summer evening in 1942, Flossie Rubrick, goes to her husband's wool shed to rehearse a patriotic speech - and disappears.

  14. 14

    Final Curtain 1947 5.3 h

    After a lethal birthday dinner of champagne and crayfish, famed Shakespearian actor Sir Henry is dead, and the cast of suspects is a mile long.

  15. Swing Brother Swing 1949 length not known

  16. Opening Night 1951 length not known

  17. Spinsters in Jeopardy 1954 length not known

  18. Scales of Justice 1955 4.7 h

    A country Eden blooms with murderSwevenings village is pretty as a picture, but its secrets are ugly; and its gentry dread the publication of Sir Harold Lacklander's memoirs.

  19. Off With His Head 1957 length not known

  20. Singing in the Shrouds 1959 length not known

  21. False Scent 1960 length not known

  22. Hand in Glove 1962 4.6 h

    The April Fool's Day had been a roaring success for all, it seemed – except for poor Mr Cartell who had ended up in the ditch – for ever.

  23. Dead Water 1964 4.4 h

    Faith healing can be fatal When intrepid octogenarian Emily Pride inherits an island, and the miraculous properties of its "Pixie Falls" healing spring, she is shocked by all the…

  24. Death at the Dolphin 1967 5.3 h

    The 24th formerly Inspector, now Superintendent Alleyn detective novel.

  25. Clutch of Constables 1968 length not known

  26. When in Rome 1970 length not known

  27. Tied Up in Tinsel 1972 4.8 h

    A Christmas pageant turns unholy.

  28. Black As He's Painted 1974 length not known

  29. Last Ditch 1977 length not known

  30. Grave Mistake 1978 length not known

  31. Photo Finish 1980 4.7 h

    A persistent paparazzi has hounded operatic soprano Isabella Sommita until her nerves are at the breaking point.

  32. Light Thickens 1982 length not known

How much is left

After A Man Lay Dead about 68 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After Enter a Murderer about 64 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After The Nursing Home Murder about 60 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After Death in Ecstasy about 60 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 5, Vintage Murder about 56 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Artists in Crime about 56 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Death in a White Tie about 56 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Overture to Death about 50 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Death at the Bar about 50 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Surfeit of Lampreys about 50 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 11, Death and the Dancing Footman about 44 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Colour Scheme about 38 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 13, Died in the Wool about 34 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 14, Final Curtain about 28 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Swing Brother Swing about 28 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Opening Night about 28 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After Spinsters in Jeopardy about 28 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Scales of Justice about 24 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Off With His Head about 24 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Singing in the Shrouds about 24 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After False Scent about 24 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Hand in Glove about 19 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Dead Water about 15 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Death at the Dolphin about 9 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Clutch of Constables about 9 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After When in Rome about 9 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Tied Up in Tinsel about 5 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Black As He's Painted about 5 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Last Ditch about 5 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Grave Mistake about 5 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 71 hours 3 minutes

15 of 32 books, 3,875 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

143 days (about 21 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.