Murder in the Mews, Agatha Christie
Murder in the Mews, Agatha Christie
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Murder in the Mews
Four Cases of Hercule Poirot: The Official Authorized Edition

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Nigel Hawthorne

Unabridged: 6 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And should the beautiful Valentine Chantry flee for her life from the holiday island of Rhodes?Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases—each a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense. 

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 Anne on August 23, 2022

Murder in the Mews Poirot and Japp investigate a murder that has been made to look like suicide. Badly made to look like suicide. Poirot has to untangle quite a few knots to unravel a blackmailer's scheme gone wrong. But unravel them he does. Keep your eye on the attache case at the golf course. Or not......more

Goodreads review by Flo on December 28, 2024

[3.6⭐] 𝘼𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙬𝙨 es una composición de cuatro relatos de Agatha Christie, publicada en 1937. Este libro nos sumerge, una vez más, en el brillante ingenio de Hércules Poirot. Cada historia tiene su propio encanto, pero algunas destacan más que otras, tanto por su desarrollo como por......more

Goodreads review by Gabriel on April 28, 2022

Agatha Christie siempre es mi solución ante un bloqueo lector. Ya llevaba algunos días sin poder leer dos o tres páginas de corrido así que me dije, necesito mi dosis de crimen y misterio. Y la respuesta a mis plegarias sin dudas es la reina del crimen. Si bien esta es una colección de 4 novelas cort......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on April 08, 2025

Moja głowa gdy nagle skończyła się książka i zaczęło się odrębne opowiadanie: 👁️👄👁️......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 21, 2024

Great fun Poirot stories.......more