The Man in the Brown Suit, Agatha Christie
The Man in the Brown Suit, Agatha Christie
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The Man in the Brown Suit

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2020

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

“Champagne bubbly and engaging throughout…a jaunty, jolly good listen” raves AudioFile Magazine about Larkin’s narration of The Secret Adversary. Now the award-winning narrator is back with another hugely popular Agatha Christie classic, The Man in the Brown Suit.

Pretty, young Anne is present on the platform at Hyde Park Corner when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails.The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit?


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 Yun on June 02, 2021

Over the last few years, I've been on a quest to read (or reread) all of Agatha Christie's books. So it was with horror that I realized it's been over a year since I've read a book of hers! Obviously, I had to rectify the situation posthaste. The Man in the Brown Suit isn't your typical Agatha Christ......more

Goodreads review by Anne on May 16, 2025

I love Anne Beddingfeld. So while this may be titled Colonel Race #1, the main character is most definitely the wonderfully independent Anne Beddingfeld. She's easily one of my favorite Agatha Christie heroines. If I had to describe her in one word, it would be plucky. Which is such an underused word t......more

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on January 08, 2022

Agatha Christie Book Reading Challenge BOOK 36 :- NOV 2021 3 STARS......more

Goodreads review by Mara on June 14, 2020

4.5 Stars - If it weren't for the elements that get introduced later in the story that require serious CWs for colonialism, racial stereotypes, & intimations of intimate partner violence, I'd have given this the full 5 stars. This book just rang all the bells for me of what I love in a Christie... g......more

Goodreads review by emi on September 01, 2017

It is really a hard life. Men will not be nice to you if you are not good-looking, and women will not be nice to you if you are. My first encounter with Agathie Christie's work was not a disappointment - although, perhaps, it is not one of her most popular books, it was certainly an enjoyable entry i......more