Triangle at Rhodes, Agatha Christie
Triangle at Rhodes, Agatha Christie
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Triangle at Rhodes
A Hercule Poirot Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Nigel Hawthorne

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/11/2012


Synopsis

October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm—or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her brooding husband watches on. Poirot senses that someone has murder in their heart, and he guesses right. As things come to a tragic head, only Poirot the quiet observer can piece together what has happened in this lover’s triangle.

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 Dr. Appu on June 13, 2023

Hercules Poirot and paradise island are somewhat of a deadly combination. Whenever Poirot reaches a tourist destination where he can relax, he gets entangled in a murder mystery. This book is not different, either. Here he has to solve the mystery behind the death of a beautiful lady in this ca......more

Goodreads review by Anne on December 15, 2024

A love triangle turns deadly in a way I didn't see coming! Poirot and the other guests notice that the resident hotel hottie appears to be quickly stealing a mousy woman's handsome husband, while simultaneously angering her own. Poirot sees that there is more going on than meets the eye and tries to......more

Goodreads review by Jack on January 23, 2024

4 Stars. A great title. It's memorable but not that deep. Perhaps the terrific David Suchet portrayal on the tube influences me. The 36 page novella was published in "The Strand" magazine in 1936 and collected with three others under the title, "Murder in the Mews," in 1937. Memorable is the word -......more

Goodreads review by Karl on March 31, 2021

Christie, exercising her unmatched ability to structure a mystery. This is a long short story, perhaps 15,000 words, but Christie wrings a complex murder from the six characters plus Poirot.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on July 04, 2021

4.5 Stars rounded up to 5 Stars.......more