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The Listerdale Mystery: Philomel Cottage and Other Stories: Philomel Cottage and Other Stories

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by: Agatha Christie

September 19, 2005
Agatha Christie, or a scheming publisher, has made it peculiarly difficult to provide an accurate rating for this collection of twelve short stories dominated by the themes of disguise, confusion of identity, the mingling of the genuine article and the fake. The ruse was to plant a single gem among an astonishing assortment of tales, the majority of which are nothing more than the litter of a versatile and prolific writer.

The opening story, "The Listerdale Mystery", is a pleasing little tale of an upper-class widow and her two children who have fallen on hard times. They find a benefactor in the unknown and unseen Lord Listerdale whose whereabouts and motives remain under wraps until the final page. Now, don't get too excited! For ... Read More:

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Deception Point

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by: Dan Brown

November 15, 2004
Agatha Christie, or a scheming publisher, has made it peculiarly difficult to provide an accurate rating for this collection of twelve short stories dominated by the themes of disguise, confusion of identity, the mingling of the genuine article and the fake. The ruse was to plant a single gem among an astonishing assortment of tales, the majority of which are nothing more than the litter of a versatile and prolific writer.

The opening story, "The Listerdale Mystery", is a pleasing little tale of an upper-class widow and her two children who have fallen on hard times. They find a benefactor in the unknown and unseen Lord Listerdale whose whereabouts and motives remain under wraps until the final page. Now, don't get too excited! For ... Read More:

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Five Little Pigs

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by: Agatha Christie

November 05, 2001
Dont miss this book its a real good mystery to surprise you again and again.One to enjoy and delight you.Dont miss it.

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Hercule Poirot Gift Set (Poirot)

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by: Agatha Christie

October 18, 1999
Dont miss this book its a real good mystery to surprise you again and again.One to enjoy and delight you.Dont miss it.

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The Summer of the Danes

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by: Ellis Peters

August 21, 1995
I've just finished reading this after reading every other Cadfael novel in a 2 month period (I inherited the whole collection). Although I quite enjoyed the book I did feel that the whole series strays away from Cadfael as detective, it is increasingly difficult to see how he really changes the story that is unfolding. In this story, especially, he seems to be mostly an observer of events. The last few books in the series have felt quite formulaic, I found myself guessing which characters would become which stereotype fairly early on. Stick to the earlier novels where Cadfael has a greater role and there are fewer predicatble twists.

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas: BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection)

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by: Agatha Christie

November 06, 2000
Nasty-pasty Simeon Lee, a cackling old ogre, gathers his family around him on Christmas Eve to poke them with a stick. Before long nasty Mr Lee is lying on his hearth rug with his throat viciously slit from ear to ear. Whodunnit? Was it one of his 'namby-pamby' sons? One of their wives? His Spanish grand-daughter, Pilar? One of the servants? Or was it the unexpected guest, Mr Farr? Hercule Poirot is close by and on hand to assist Superintendent Sugden to investigate the crime.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas is from Agatha Christie's classic period and is one of her famous family / house-party mysteries. To most people this is a great recommendation, however these housebound mysteries are not among my favourites - they usually come across ... Read More:

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Four-and-twenty Blackbirds

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by: Agatha Christie

August 21, 2000
Nasty-pasty Simeon Lee, a cackling old ogre, gathers his family around him on Christmas Eve to poke them with a stick. Before long nasty Mr Lee is lying on his hearth rug with his throat viciously slit from ear to ear. Whodunnit? Was it one of his 'namby-pamby' sons? One of their wives? His Spanish grand-daughter, Pilar? One of the servants? Or was it the unexpected guest, Mr Farr? Hercule Poirot is close by and on hand to assist Superintendent Sugden to investigate the crime.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas is from Agatha Christie's classic period and is one of her famous family / house-party mysteries. To most people this is a great recommendation, however these housebound mysteries are not among my favourites - they usually come across ... Read More:

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The Firm (Tape)

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by: John Grisham

September 01, 1997
Nasty-pasty Simeon Lee, a cackling old ogre, gathers his family around him on Christmas Eve to poke them with a stick. Before long nasty Mr Lee is lying on his hearth rug with his throat viciously slit from ear to ear. Whodunnit? Was it one of his 'namby-pamby' sons? One of their wives? His Spanish grand-daughter, Pilar? One of the servants? Or was it the unexpected guest, Mr Farr? Hercule Poirot is close by and on hand to assist Superintendent Sugden to investigate the crime.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas is from Agatha Christie's classic period and is one of her famous family / house-party mysteries. To most people this is a great recommendation, however these housebound mysteries are not among my favourites - they usually come across ... Read More:

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Lord Edgware Dies: Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot (BBC Radio Collection)

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by: Agatha Christie, Michael Bakewell

July 06, 1998
When Jane Wilkinson, Lady Edgware, contacts Hercule Poirot to ask him to intercede with her husband so that she can get a divorce and marry another man, Poirot agrees reluctantly. Lord Edgware, it turns out, is surprised by this request since he had written a letter to Jane agreeing to end their marriage three months before. Lord Edgware is soon discovered dead, and a woman identified by witnesses as Jane, his estranged wife, has entered his house late on the night of his death. The problem? Jane Wilkinson has been at a dinner party that night, and twelve other guests have seen her.

In this novel, written in 1933, Hercule Poirot is in his seventh outing as Christie's detective, and, joined by his redoubtable assistant, Capt. Arthur Hastings, ... Read More:

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The Regatta Mystery: Complete & Unabridged: And Other Stories: Complete & Unabridged

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by: Agatha Christie

May 16, 2005
When Jane Wilkinson, Lady Edgware, contacts Hercule Poirot to ask him to intercede with her husband so that she can get a divorce and marry another man, Poirot agrees reluctantly. Lord Edgware, it turns out, is surprised by this request since he had written a letter to Jane agreeing to end their marriage three months before. Lord Edgware is soon discovered dead, and a woman identified by witnesses as Jane, his estranged wife, has entered his house late on the night of his death. The problem? Jane Wilkinson has been at a dinner party that night, and twelve other guests have seen her.

In this novel, written in 1933, Hercule Poirot is in his seventh outing as Christie's detective, and, joined by his redoubtable assistant, Capt. Arthur Hastings, ... Read More: