- Unknown Binding: 255 pages
- Publisher: Collins (1959)
- Language English
- ASIN: B001OMW5H4
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
This was the first Agatha Chrisie story that I ever read, and although I have now read, listened and watched my way through almost the entire back catalogue, I have yet to find any that is quite as good as this one.
'Cat Among the Pigeons' strikes the right balance between Christie's two main pre-occupations: international intrigue and simple human nature. It is the convergence of two worlds, that of the exclusive, sedate English girls' school and revolution and espionnage in the Middle East.
'Cat Among the Pigeons' strikes the right balance between Christie's two main pre-occupations: international intrigue and simple human nature. It is the convergence of two worlds, that of the exclusive, sedate English girls' school and revolution and espionnage in the Middle East.
As well as being a superb whodunnit, this book is also a heart-warming tale of human interaction. Characters are sensitively drawn and the plot, whist not exactly realistic, is not so removed from the realms of possibility as some others. And it is remarkable fast paced. You will not rest until the solution has been revealed.
The advantage of these unabridged HarperCollins audio productions is that you can listen to them on mass. They are perfect for a family evening in. Hugh Fraser is the ideal narrator, with a plethora of different voices to draw upon which competantly bring the tale to life.
In short, you will not regret buying this. It is possibly the best thing Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime, ever wrote.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of my favorite books from Agatha Christie's later years. Her grip of story telling, plotting and planning is still strong. There is some humor in the narrative and amusement is provided by many of the characters.
Agatha Christie tries her hand at the girls' school setting here. Older reader will suspect that she was well-acquainted with similar settings chosen by A A Milne and Dorothy Sayers, and that she had been brought up on the once popular school girl annuals. Of course there needs to be a raison d'être behind the series of murders that occurs at the school and this is well narrated also.
I have mentioned the narration several times. It is an element that helps explain this writer's phenomenal popularity. She gets the timing right. Other writers in this genre produce more elegant prose but somehow fail in this regard.
At this time in her career, Agatha Christie was experimenting with narrative methods. She attempted the "quick scene change" method here, and brings it off with skill and flair. She also, at this time in her career, frequently milked the situation where something was briefly glimpsed in a mirror, or a familiar face briefly glimpsed at a great distance. Watch out for these occurrences as you turn the pages to reach Hercule Poirot's final revelation of just who is the cat among the pigeons.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an enjoyable book, and it is interesting to read about murders happening at a school. It is not perhaps quite as good as most of the other reviews have implied, it is certainly an enjoyable story, but there are better ones.
It is a new school year in an all girls school and things start off fairly typically, until the unpopular games mistress is found shot in the middle of the night. For most of the students, this seems an interesting thing to happen in a school, but when two more murders occur, and one of the students is abducted, everydoy has a sudden sense of fear and it stops being an exciting thing to happen in school and changes to something terrifying.
I found this novel highly enjoyable, but some of the other reviewers are implying that it is a masterpiece and in my opinion it is far from it. Unlike in some of Christie's masterpieces, there is little clever set up of subtle clues and there are barely any clues to use to guess the identity of the murderer and the only real way of finding out was something that one of the mothers saw on the first day of school. The identity of the murderer was a surprise to me.
Despite some of the flaws I have stated, this is still a great book and I reccomend it.
It is a new school year in an all girls school and things start off fairly typically, until the unpopular games mistress is found shot in the middle of the night. For most of the students, this seems an interesting thing to happen in a school, but when two more murders occur, and one of the students is abducted, everydoy has a sudden sense of fear and it stops being an exciting thing to happen in school and changes to something terrifying.
I found this novel highly enjoyable, but some of the other reviewers are implying that it is a masterpiece and in my opinion it is far from it. Unlike in some of Christie's masterpieces, there is little clever set up of subtle clues and there are barely any clues to use to guess the identity of the murderer and the only real way of finding out was something that one of the mothers saw on the first day of school. The identity of the murderer was a surprise to me.
Despite some of the flaws I have stated, this is still a great book and I reccomend it.
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Five stars if you like classic school stories!
Agatha Christie had a rather strange, yet happy, upbringing. She was educated at home with, for example, a mother who didn't believe children should learn to read before they were... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Tom Holt
Cat Among The Pigeons.
I find a great deal of pleasure in reading Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries.
They are also decently priced on Amazon Kindle. I look forward to reading many more.
They are also decently priced on Amazon Kindle. I look forward to reading many more.
Published 1 month ago by gary c atkins
Another Brilliant Christie Novel!
I've never been able to solve a Poirot novel yet, and I doubt very much I ever will!
Poirot doesn't feature in the novel until the final 1/3rd and how he solves it on... Read more
Poirot doesn't feature in the novel until the final 1/3rd and how he solves it on... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dickie III
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I"VE READ!
This is a wonderful plot set in a posh girl's school. How could anything to do with Meadowbank School. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Astrid
Top Class
I like to listen to a story when I'm about to go to sleep. Not being the best sleeper in the world, this helps lull me off but still enables me to enjoy what I'm listening to. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Tracey
Poriot goes to school
Agatha Christie takes us to Meadowbank School a rather exclusive girl's school, where ordinary girls get to mix with foreign royalty and the like whilst learning a correct and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Joanne D'Arcy
Poirot Cat Among the Pigeons
As I remember reading these books are so much better than anything on Tv and I was very happy with the book/condition.
Published 20 months ago by none
Murder of a schoolmistress
For me this wasn't vintage Christie. Rather long-winded and tedious on detail. I'm a big Christie fan but I was relieved to finish this. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2009 by Jane Baker
No sight of Poirot!
I am an ardent fan of Agatha Christie but this book was a bit let down when it came to Poirot!, he was introduced in the plot when 3/4 th of the book was read! Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2008 by R. Upendrachar
My favourite Christie book so far.
I loved this book and read it in a few days. If mystery is your thing, I highly recommand you read this book. It is very fun and original. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2008 by A. Morris
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