From "The Mousetrap" (the longest-running play in history) to "Ten Little Indians" and "Witness for Prosecution" (both made into classic film thrillers), here are eight brilliantly staged acts of murder featuring twice as many suspects and final-curtain twists.
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"...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.
"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.
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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.
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An Energizer Bunny--It Keeps on Running,
By 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.
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Every play in this collection is a winner!,
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!
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Mousetrap is superb!,
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!"
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An Agatha Christie is, of course, a mystery novel, cleanly written, masterfully surprising, and usually featuring Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crossing above the sofa, crossing below the sofa, oath card, upstage end, lift ascends, lift descends, spotlight fades, front door bell rings, sleeping stuff, resumes his seat, refectory table, cigarette from the box, crosses slowly, ten minutes past ten, french windows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Tressilian, Miss French, Leonard Vole, John Cristow, Right Center, Professor Hendryk, Miss Aldin, Captain Lombard, Audrey Strange, Miss Koletzky, Miss Brent, Miss Rollander, Colonel Carbery, Miss King, Sergeant Trotter, Christopher Wren, Miss Craye, Miss Harvey, Miss Claythorne, Monkswell Manor, Doctor Armstrong, Edward Angkatell, Longridge Farm, Meredith Blake, Miss Emily French New!
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An Agatha Christie is, of course, a mystery novel, cleanly written, masterfully surprising, and usually featuring Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crossing above the sofa, crossing below the sofa, oath card, upstage end, lift ascends, lift descends, spotlight fades, front door bell rings, sleeping stuff, resumes his seat, refectory table, cigarette from the box, crosses slowly, ten minutes past ten, french windows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Tressilian, Miss French, Leonard Vole, John Cristow, Right Center, Professor Hendryk, Miss Aldin, Captain Lombard, Audrey Strange, Miss Koletzky, Miss Brent, Miss Rollander, Colonel Carbery, Miss King, Sergeant Trotter, Christopher Wren, Miss Craye, Miss Harvey, Miss Claythorne, Monkswell Manor, Doctor Armstrong, Edward Angkatell, Longridge Farm, Meredith Blake, Miss Emily French New!
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- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie on page 2, page 3, and Back Cover
- The Witness for the Prosecution (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) by Agatha Christie on page 2, page 3, and Back Cover
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie in Back Matter
- A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie in Front Matter
- The Body in the Library (Miss Marple) by Agatha Christie in Front Matter
- A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie in Front Matter
- At Bertram's Hotel (A Miss Marple Mystery) by Agatha Christie in Front Matter
- The Moving Finger (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie in Front Matter
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