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Murder in the Mews | 
 enlarge | Author: Agatha Christie
Creator: Nigel Hawthorne
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Category: Book
List Price: £10.99
Buy New: £2.25
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 632375
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged Ed
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0001056077
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780001056077
ASIN: 0001056077
Publication Date: February 21, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Unwanted gift, still in cellophane
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good ol' hard backs June 25, 2007
This is not one of my AC favourites, but it's a Poirot classic - very good if you want to have a few short stories to read in one go. I love this new edition - the latest slick paperback one was horrible, printed, with a computer image cover that had no relation to the story whatsover. It is refreshing to be able to buy a hard back so cheaply. It is a little lovely object to have with you. I am certainly buying more of this edition.
Classic example of the "closed room" genre., January 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Also known as _Murder in the Mews_, this unabridged audiobook with Nigel Hawthorne is light entertainment in classic Agatha Christie style. Originally written in 1931, the book reveals the declining country house society and its ways of life following World War I within a clever mystery. Sir Gervase Chevenix-Gore, owner of a sizeable estate, has written to famed French detective Hercule Poirot, demanding that he come to England to meet with him.
Before Poirot arrives, Sir Gervaise is discovered dead, shot in the head, a gun by his hand, and a letter saying "Sorry" on his desk, an apparent suicide. The study and windows are locked from the inside. Numerous relatives, guests, and employees of Sir Gervase are in attendance throughout the weekend, including his ditsy wife, one of his friends (who has always been openly in love with his wife), his adopted daughter, his nephew (the person who will inherit his title) and his girlfriend, a woman hired to write a biography of the family, the estate manager, a private secretary, etc.
As they relate their whereabouts at the time that the shot or champagne cork or car backfire was heard, the immense size and configuration of the estate become clear, and as Poirot investigates the suicide that he is convinced is murder, the listener is struck by the arrogance of Sir Gervase and the expectations of the guests. None have much conception of the outside world, and several have motives for murder. As always, Christie drops small clues, leading the reader to form conclusions about who did what to whom, then springs a surprise ending.
Nigel Hawthorne does yeoman's service playing all the voices on this recording without overacting, reflecting subtle class differences and personalities in the process. His French accent for Poirot is controlled, and his diction is superb. The audio moves quickly, making this a fine, light entertainment. n Mary Whipple
Poirot's short stories November 2, 2002
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a collection of four short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. I think they are quite interesting. I found the second, 'The incredible theft' particularly interesting and well-written (note that unlike most of Christie's writings, this story does not involve a murder but a theft). The third story 'Dead Man's Mirror' is also quite enjoyable. In general, the whole book will be enjoyed by anyone interested in crime literature.
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