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HarperCollins (2010), Edition: Facsimile edition, Hardcover, 256 pages
Description
A collection of macabre mysteries, including the superlative story Witness for the Prosecution... Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation... A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from 'the other side'; a haunted house; a chilling seance; a case of split personalities; a recurring nightmare; an eerie wireless message; an elderly lady's hold over a young man; a disembodied cry of 'murder'; a young man's sudden amnesia; a levitation experience; a mysterious SOS. To discover the answers, delve into the supernatural storytelling of Agatha Christie.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
Interesting but patchy collection of short stories about the unexplained. They are thought provoking but I have read scarier.
LibraryThing member Tanya-D
Although the cover doesn't indicate it, this is actually a book full of short stories. Agatha Christie is often referred to as a master of crime, however this book doesn't focus on crime the way her others do. Most of them are of murder. The short stories in this book mainly focus on mysterious
I have a harder time reading short stories, mainly because in general, I find that there really isn't a plot to be drawn into and their isn't enough of the writing to be drawn to the characters. These weren't too bad though. The focus on the occult and unexplainable kept my focus away from the actual plot and characters. Overall I liked this book. I have yet to find a Christie that I don't.
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events, usually focusing on the occult. There is quite a mixture. Several feature mediums, while others talk of the exchange of souls. Some have a good explanation, while others leave you wondering exactly what happened. I have a harder time reading short stories, mainly because in general, I find that there really isn't a plot to be drawn into and their isn't enough of the writing to be drawn to the characters. These weren't too bad though. The focus on the occult and unexplainable kept my focus away from the actual plot and characters. Overall I liked this book. I have yet to find a Christie that I don't.
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1933-10
Physical description
256 p.
ISBN
0007354657 / 9780007354658
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Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation: A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from 'the other side'; a haunted house; a chilling seance; a case of split personalities; a recurring nightmare; an eerie wireless message; an elderly lady's hold over a young man; a disembodied cry of 'murder'; a young man's sudden amnesia; a levitation experience; a mysterious SOS.