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Agatha Christie 1930s Omnibus: Paperbacks
A brand new Agatha Christie omnibus, bringing together all four stand-alone novels she wrote in the 1930s - The Sittaford Mystery, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, Murder is Easy and her acknowledged masterpiece And Then There Were None. Agatha Christie’s imaginative crime novels and thrillers made her a household name ...
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From Stories
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A Fairy in the Flat: Short Story
The Beresfords’ boredom and restlessness for adventure is dissipated by Chief Carter’s call to duty at Blunt’s International Detective Agency. During their assignment they are to be wary of the number sixteen – should they stumble across it, whether in a letter or within the opening words of a stranger’s ...
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A Pot of Tea: Short Story
Ensconced in the offices of Blunt’s International Detective Agency at 118 Haleham Street, London, the Beresfords meet their first client, Lawrence St. Vincent. His secret love, shopgirl Janet Smith has disappeared without a trace. A rather boastful Tuppence claims finding her will take but twenty-four hours, though it is by ...
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Blindman's Buff: Short Story
While lunching in the chic Gold Room, Tommy masquerades as a blind detective. The Beresfords are approached by the elegant Duke of Blairgowrie for help in locating his missing daughter. Before going off to aid the duke, the “blind” Tommy dictates a vital menu to Tuppence. Tommy is imitating Thornley ...
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs: Novel
“By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.”
William Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act IV, Scene 1)
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Finessing the King: Short Story
During a quiet period at Blunt’s, Tommy and Tuppence amuse themselves by scrutinising the personal columns of the papers. One especially cryptic ad reads, “three hearts ….12 tricks …Ace of Spades …. finesse the king.” Tuppence cleverly deduces that the ad refers to the Three Arts Ball (3 hearts) held ...
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More from AudioFile Magazine for Christie Week: Blog
Our friends at AudioFile have given us some more reviews for us to share with you. If you like the sound (no pun intended) of what you read, then head on over to their site where you can also download a free Christie short story The Case of the Missing ... -
CHRISTIE ADAPTATIONS ON THE RADIO: Blog
The movie, stage, and television adaptations of Christie’s work are well known and often discussed amongst Christie fans. A fourth medium, radio, is much more obscure and often ignored. Two of the major overviews of Christie’s work and adaptations of it, Dick Riley and Pam McAllister’s The New Bedside, Bathtub ... -
Favourite book?:
My favourite Tommy and Tuppence book is the Secret Adversary.
The secong is By the Pricking of My Thumbs.
The ...
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2nd Review of Appointment w D:
I prepared the following review after having seen ”Appointment with Death” on Swedish television on Monday the 22nd of last ...
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what a caper!:
I've just finished re-reading "Why Didn't They Ask Evans" many years after reading it for the first time ...