Death in the Clouds, Agatha Christie
Death in the Clouds, Agatha Christie
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Death in the Clouds
A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Hugh Fraser

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the Clouds when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quite unexpectedly—and unnaturally—deceased.From seat No. 9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers on the short flight from Paris to London. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No. 13, sat a countess with a poorly concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No. 8, a writer of detective fiction was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. Yes, Poirot is almost ideally placed to take it all in, except what he did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No. 2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman. Murdered, and likely by someone in Poirot’s immediate proximity. 

About Agatha Christie

What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.

In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean on July 04, 2013

Not the best of Christie's mysteries, and some truly appalling casual racism that threw me out of the story as a modern reader. Blah blah context, I know, but the characters themselves were detestable. I quote this as an example as the two romantic protagonists get to know each other over dinner: The......more

Goodreads review by Anne on June 29, 2024

DEATH BY BLOW DART! A crusty old moneylender known for keeping blackmail on all of her high profile and aristocratic clients gets taken out by a snake poison while traveling through the air. I choose to believe this means Death in the Clouds was the original inspiration for Snakes on a Plane. I like lo......more

Goodreads review by J.S. on May 22, 2013

Every time Poirot travels anywhere, one of his fellow travelers/passengers is murdered. The man is a walking jinx, I tell you.......more

Goodreads review by Flo on October 06, 2024

[4.0⭐] 𝙈𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙨 es una novela detectivesca escrita por Agatha Christie en 1935. La historia transcurre en un avión que realiza un vuelo de París a Croydon. Durante el trayecto, una pasajera llamada Madame Giselle, una prestamista rica y conocida, es encontrada muerta en su asiento. Hércul......more

Goodreads review by Gabriel on August 29, 2021

Estoy seguro que cuando necesite como refugio una historia sin tantas ambiciones pero entretenida y adictiva hasta el final regresaré a las letras de la reina del crimen. El caso de una mujer asesinada con un dardo envenenado en medio de un vuelo no me ha sorprendido nada en cuanto al autor/a del c......more