From the Publisher
Hercule Poirot is one of those rare fictional characters who came to shape my thinking as both a lawyer and a crime novelist.” — James Grippando, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Swyteck Novels
“Here is the grand-manner detective story in all its glory.” — New York Times Book Review
“Christie addicts will cherish this book. Total absorption is guaranteed.” — Sunday Times (London)
James Grippando
Hercule Poirot is one of those rare fictional characters who came to shape my thinking as both a lawyer and a crime novelist.
New York Times Book Review
Here is the grand-manner detective story in all its glory.
Sunday Times (London)
Christie addicts will cherish this book. Total absorption is guaranteed.
OCT/NOV 04 - AudioFile
Listeners are in the hands of a pro with reader Robin Bailey, who effortlessly draws them into the Christie’s fictional microcosm. Dame Agatha has the uncanny knack of creating a perfectly rendered and self-contained little world with exquisite details, from the color of an office girl’s shoes to the art on a suspect’s walls. To be so completely transported is a rare thing and is brought off beautifully by Bailey, who, like so many British actors, is a consummate professional, able to endow characters with their own quirks and nuances. When a dead man turns up on the floor of a blind woman’s apartment surrounded by clocks all set to read 4:13, Special Branch Investigator Colin Lamb consults his old friend Hercule Poirot to unravel this clever puzzle. The intricate works of an Agatha Christie story are an immense pleasure, especially when delivered in so satisfying a narration. D.G. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
