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Problem at Pollensa Bay: A Parker Pyne Story (Hercule Poirot series) by [Agatha Christie]

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Problem at Pollensa Bay: A Parker Pyne Story (Hercule Poirot series) Kindle Edition

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An Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories.

Parker Pyne is on holiday at the Hotel Pino D’Oro on the island of Mallorca. Unfortunately also staying at the hotel are two fellow British guests, Mrs. Adela Chester and her dutiful young son, Basil. When Mrs. Chester discovers that Pyne is a “wizard” at solving human problems, she calls on him to save Basil from a most unsuitable marriage.

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34 pages
Language

English
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Witness Impulse
Publication date

October 29, 2013
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956 KB
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Dame Agatha Christie's prolific output of novels, short stories, and plays have sold more than 400 million copies and have been translated into 103 languages. Only the Bible and works by Shakespeare have outdistanced her. Problems at Pollensa Bay & Other Stories provides a delightful addition to this vast body of writing by "the mistress of mystery." Though these eight stories are not new, several are less well known, and this audiobook represents an exciting renewal of one of the world's most popular authors. "The Harlequin Tea Set," thought to be Dame Agatha's last short story, is a tale of mistaken identity and features Mr. Saterthwaite and Harley Quin, who also appear together in "The Love Detectives," a little-known story about a messy love triangle. Mr. Parker Pyne, Christie's goverment statistician turned detective, is called upon to save a love-struck young man in the title story. Also included is a mystery involving the eccentric and slightly pompous Hercule Poirot. The audiobook is narrated by Jonathan Cecil, whose superb vocal adaptations greatly enhance Dame Agatha's work. This is an excellent production, highly entertaining, and a most worthwhile purchase for any library.?Gretchen Browne, Rockville Centre P.L.,
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CGZXSF6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Witness Impulse (October 29, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 956 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 34 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #610,927 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #291 in One-Hour Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
- #1,133 in One-Hour Literature & Fiction Short Reads
- #1,379 in Mystery Anthologies (Kindle Store)

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Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie began writing during the First World War and wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections. She was still writing to great acclaim until her death, and her books have now sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Yet Agatha Christie was always a very private person, and though Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple became household names, the Queen of Crime was a complete enigma to all but her closest friends.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2021

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Due to eye issues Alexa reads to me, a will written romantic novella with interesting characters. The story line is about young love 💘and the pitfalls. I would recommend this novella to anyone looking for a quick read. Enjoy reading 🔰2021 😄

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Parker Pyne is wonderful as usual!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2020

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Parker Pyne is wonderful as usual! I love these short stories and wish Christie had written more with him or even a full length novel. Clever and charming and back to an era I wish I could have experienced.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2016

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I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN A REVIEW OF THIS BOOK.

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Maja

Not up to Agatha's standard.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 28, 2016

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I was disappointed at the predictability and staleness of the plot. The characters lay flat on the page, and I was grateful it was so short, so I didn't waste more time reading it (I have never not finished a book I started, no matter how much I found myself hating it).

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Short story quick read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 9, 2017

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This is a predictable quick read for a rainy afternoon. Most enjoyable. Similar to some other parker pyne stories. Enjoy!

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Joan Dee Sizemore

Light Mystery

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2015

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When Mrs. Chester avows to Parker Pyne that she wants her son to break up with the girl he's engaged to Parker Pyne arranges a surprise for her!

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frances

Agatha Christie never fails to pull the reader into the ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2015

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Agatha Christie never fails to pull the reader into the moment and let's them go along for the adventurous ride.

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Richard Latham

Holiday reading?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 17, 2015

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It was fitting that after my daughter's first holiday to Majorca she should inform me that on of her return Agatha Christie went there as well. Not only that she thought a story had been set at a place they visited, Pollensa Bay.
This prompted me to check if I had a volume of stories which contained this short story "Problem at Pollensa Bay" only to discover a rich collection of ebooks of individual stories available and i was delight to by this one and read it for myself.
I found the holiday setting facinating; pre-war, worries about the exchange rate, girls wearing trousers and wondering why English wasn't more widely spoken.
The concept of the problem is a problem in itself; a mother worried about her son getting in with the wrong crowd, drinking and beiong out with girls. The trouble is although this is like 1935 he is 25 and as a modern reader I found this problems were addressed by cheap flights to Ibiza and generally 18-30 holidays where if you were really over 21 you were perhaps too old for these.
That said Parker Pyne's analysis of life is true still in parts and never so much as saying over 45 is the time to find yourself and reflect on life.
In a world of crime and bad news daily, here is a simple tell about life. love and the potential for happiness. Ms Christie is a cute observer of the mundane and relationships; I have always enjoyed her writing since a teenager and whenever I return to it. I am delighted my daughter is excited by this author and I know she'll love this story as much as her holiday this year.
I hope you will to and likewise turn to other books by the queen of crime.

critlit

Majorca island story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 3, 2015

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This is an interesting short story about young love and relatives' attitudes towards the relationship.
It has held the test of time this story as young love is always there as a subject and there is an amusing
solution at the end. A good short read.