The Mousetrap and Other Plays [Mass Market Paperback]

Agatha Christie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1993

A collection eight plays by the Queen of Crime includes plots that feature people facing death on an isolated island, in the desert heat of Jerusalem, and within the paneled walls of a courtroom. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...The most skillfully written murder mysteries ever produced." -- The New York Times

"A truly entertaining classic thriller." -- Sunday Times

"Deservedly a classic among murder thrillers." -- The Observer

"The cleverest murder mystery of the British theater." -- The Daily Telegraph

"Unfailingly ingenious." -- The London Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 742 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061003743
• ISBN-13: 978-0061003745
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and created the detective Hercule Poirot in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). She achieved wide popularity with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and produced a total of eighty novels and short-story collections over six decades.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Energizer Bunny--It Keeps on Running, September 7, 2001

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Kent Braithwaite (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mousetrap and Other Plays (Paperback)

As a mystery novelist with my debut book in its initial release (and a one-time drama coach), I enjoy Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP every time I view it. The text itself is a great read, and when it is properly staged, the play is spectacular. For those of you not familiar with THE MOUSETRAP, the plot involves a classic cozy murder mystery--perhaps the classic cozy murder mystery. The characters are well-drawn, and my wife even verbally gasped when she first saw the play's final plot twist. Great work. I hope it survives forever.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every play in this collection is a winner!, December 30, 1999

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Scott E Amundsen - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mousetrap and Other Plays (Mass Market Paperback)

"The Mousetrap" may be THE classic stage mystery of all time; if you're ever in London, GO SEE IT! Failing that, read it here, along with "Ten Little Indians" (with a different ending from the book that does not upset the pattern of the plot), "Witness for the Prosecution" (with a double whammy shocker at the final curtain), and five other plays, each with its own unique quality. Interestingly, three of the plays - "Appointment With Death," "The Hollow," and "Go Back for Murder," are adapted (by Christe herself) from Poirot novels ("Go Back for Murder" is from the book "Five Little Pigs"), but none of the plays features Poirot, and, guess what: YOU WON'T MISS HIM! "Appointment with Death" has a different murderer in the play than in the book. Read the plays and compare them to the novels; double your pleasure!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mousetrap is superb!, September 19, 2000

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Raaj Tiagi - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mousetrap and Other Plays (Miss Marple) (Mass Market Paperback)

i didn't care much for the other stories but Mousetrap was real good - I seem to have bought this book long ago- ofcourse the cover was different. What particularly impressed me about Mousetrap was that there were not many people in the cottage who could have "done it" and yet it was impossible to tell "who did it!"