The Seven Dials Mystery, Agatha Christie
The Seven Dials Mystery, Agatha Christie
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The Seven Dials Mystery
The Official Authorized Edition

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Emilia Fox

Unabridged: 13 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

Soon to be a Netlix original series starring Mia McKenna-Bruce!A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Seven Dials Mystery.Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences.For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ""Seven Dials"" were to take on a new and chilling significance. . . .

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 daph pink ♡ on January 08, 2022

Agatha Christie Book Reading Challenge BOOK 32 :- JULY 2021 3.25 STARS......more

Goodreads review by Anne on February 17, 2023

The Seven Dials. An international secret society of super-villains? Perhaps. And it looks like it will be up to Lady Eileen (aka Bundle) to step in and figure out just what the hell is going on after a houseguest is found dead in her family home. Again. Much to her father's dismay. Remember good old Bundl......more

Goodreads review by Simona on September 17, 2017

Not as intriguing as I thought it would be, but the surprising ending almost makes up for how uninteresting all the rest was.......more

Goodreads review by karen on August 22, 2017

Jimmy Thesiger......more