Why Didnt They Ask Evans?, Agatha Christie
Why Didnt They Ask Evans?, Agatha Christie
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Emilia Fox

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

A dying man’s bewildering last words pull an inquisitive young man and his beautiful companion into a dangerous web of lethal secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. The man opens his eyes and with his last breath says, ""Why didn't they ask Evans?""Haunted by those words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger. . .

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 December 12, 2024

Why didn't they ask Evans? Great question, random Goodreader. The long of it is that you really need to quit trying to take these shortcuts, and just read the damn book for yourself. The short answer is that they didn't know who the hell Evans was. When a stranger falls off a cliff near the place where......more

Goodreads review by Kylie on July 10, 2019

This was a most welcome re-read for me. It's been many years since I last read it and I'd forgotten most of the plot, so it was like a new book! We have a young man, Bobby, who, while playing golf, comes across a seriously injured man who has fallen from a cliff. As his golfing partner goes for help......more

Goodreads review by Matheus on April 29, 2021

No dia 29 de abril de 2021, às 17:30h da parte inferior do meridiano de greenwich, fazendo 19°C em Tubarão city, editheus, em live de bel rodrigues, acompanhado de um belíssimo chat, termina de ler “por que não pediram a evans?” da veia safada agatha christie. favor ler minha resenha acompanhado do s......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 06, 2022

A wonderfully quaint, but rollicking modern classic Agatha Christie tale - two old friends, one male and one female, of different social classes are drawn into a conspiracy that starts with an alleged 'accident' on a cliff side. I remember the TV adaption of this being marketed heavily as a great st......more

Goodreads review by Holly on April 11, 2022

This was the April pick for Read Christie 2022/ Standalone Also a new series on BritBox which is a streaming service in UK and US. Why didn't they ask Evans? Well, this is the question of the day! I'll never tell, but you can always read the book. I enjoyed it, especially Lady Frankie and her bestie,......more