The Harlequin Tea Set (Harley Quin Mysteries)

by Agatha Christie

Ebook, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

823.912

Series

Mr. Harley Quin (14)

Genres

Mystery

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

William Morrow Paperbacks (2011), Kindle Edition, 42 pages

Description

Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection.

User reviews

LibraryThing member afterthought

Interesting stories by Agatha Christie, the famous mystery writer, though not every story has a mystery tied to it. Nevertheless there are twists in some of the endings, making the entire reading quite an enjoyable one :)

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LibraryThing member BookAngel_a

I really liked these short stories. I've noticed that Christie mixes the happy romantic endings with the bittersweet ones. At the end of these 9 short stories there are short stories with Poirot and Mr. Harley Quin. I haven't gotten to read any novels with Mr. Quin in them, but now I really want

to. He seems like a neat character. I've also noticed that Christie puts in an element of the unexplained in some of her short stories, which I don't usually see in her novels. This collection of short stories is one of the best I've read so far.

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LibraryThing member Cecilturtle

This collection of short stories written over Christie's long career focus less on her traditional murder mysteries (although it does include a Poirot investigation) and on more psychological thrillers aimed to explore the dark side of the soul. Often clever and always well written in her crisp,

precise style, these stories are a delight to read.

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LibraryThing member GTTexas

A collection of Christie's short stories including one Hercule Poirot mystery. A pleasure to read all around.

LibraryThing member Yona

Excellent. I have to get some more Agatha Christie. I hope to make some comments on these stories at a later time.

LibraryThing member CassandraT

Agatha writes some really cute stories that are short, quick, and fun to read. Also, I was pretty sure that Mr. Satterthwaite was tripping.

LibraryThing member bookbrig

I made it through three of these before deciding they are Not For Me. Not nearly as interesting as charming as I usually find her mysteries, and also so many of the characters were SUPER unlikeable. The audiobook wasn't bad, but it also wasn't good enough to get me to finish it.

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