A Deadly Affair

Unexpected Love Stories from the Queen of Mystery

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Judith Boyd, David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Joan Hickson

“[We] can’t get enough of Christie’s plush and murderous thrills.” —Entertainment Weekly

From the Queen of Mystery—this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing.

Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love—crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly deceits. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all at the ready to solve tantalizing mysteries.

In “The Face of Helen,” a night at the Royal Opera could reach a fatal crescendo for a woman caught in a dicey love triangle; “Finessing the King” delivers a curious ad in the personals that could mask sinister intentions; who’s in danger of getting stung in “Wasps’ Nest” depends on rounding up suspects and solving a murder—before it even happens. These are just a few of the tales in this collection featuring essential reading that Christie fans old and new will simply love to death.

Public Domain (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Enjoyable but not the best stories for mystery fans

Although these stories were entertaining, most of them were weak on the kind of mystery Christie is known for.

Pleasant and engaging -good readers

I found these very pleasant and engaging and the readers were all very good. They weren’t masterpieces or extremely suspenseful but they were well thought out and had some unexpected twists.

All the readers were engaging and brought the words to life.

The Agatha Christie books are the very best way to spend an afternoon.

They entertain and keep you engaged until the end.

wonderful performances

I have been an admirer of Agatha Christie for years, have read her books and seen her stories performed on TV. What a pleasure it is to hear them performed by such talented narrators. I could listen to them again and again.

delightful

love all the short stories with many of her detectives. Vert good mix of stories.

Both of my thumbs up

Mrs Christie has done it again. This is a buffet of great short stories, none of which fall short of a standard of truly superior writing. Great narration from a team of people who are outstanding at their craft.

Great storytelling

Short stories that are rich in plots, twists and turns, and unexpected endings. Classic Christie.

Wonder readers!!!

This is a really unique, fun collection of love stories that include our favorite characters and their voices. The love stories from Christie herself at the end were a great treat!

You can’t go wrong with an Agatha Christie story

I love her books and short stories no matter what! I loved the voices portrayed. Those can either make or break an audiobook, in my opinion. I prefer audiobooks over printed ones. I can multitask here at home and they helped my sanity when commuting.

one of her lesser works

There are a couple of decent stories here, a few that are just so-so, and a couple that are unworthy of publication. The narration also varies widely, with one of the readers nearly unintelligible to those not attuned to stylized English. I enjoy much of Christie's work, but I'd skip this volume.