"The Mistletoe Secret" Has Me "Tied Up In Tinsel!"

As usual, I managed to finish off a Richard Paul Evans book in a matter of days.  "The Mistletoe Secret" was pretty good, though slightly predictable.  There were no characters that really deserve to be hated. I will say that the "LBH" that Alex Bartlett was looking for wasn't who he expected her to be.  I will also say that, in some ways, "The Mistletoe Secret" was reminiscent of one of Evans' previous novels, "The Christmas List."  Nevertheless, reading the book was an overall enjoyable experience.  Now, I am ready to move on and perhaps FINALLY finish reading Ngaio Marsh's "Tied Up In Tinsel" without losing it!  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.   I will finish this book this year, and I will not lose it!