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Publication Date: 3 Sep 2007 | Series: Agatha Christie Collection

Agatha Christie’s ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton’s wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood – or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line.

But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so – until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby…

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; Masterpiece edition (Reissue) edition (3 Sep 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 000713682X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007136827
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 138,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Suspense, mystery, romance and an agreeable touch of the macabre.’
Guardian

‘Contains some clever plotting and enough casting of suspicion to keep you guessing like mad.'
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'One of Agatha Christie's best mystery novels, a story fascinating in its plot, clever and lively in its characters and brilliant in its technique.'
New York Times

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Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton’s wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood… or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line.

But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so – until he read in 'The Times' of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby.

“Suspense, mystery, romance and an agreeable touch of the macabre”
GUARDIAN

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder Is Easy 9 April 2006
By S. Hapgood VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I was surprised to find that this one isn't more popular on these pages. I thought it was very good, and slightly different to the normal English village murder mysteries that Dame Agatha wrote about. This one is quite quirky. There have been a number of inexplicable deaths in the village of Wychwood in recent times - people falling off bridges and ladders, swallowing poison, dying from an infected cut etc - and Luke, a policeman just back from a tour of duty in the Far East, decides to go undercover to investigate. I agree that Luke isn't a strong character, and either Poirot or Miss Marple would have been far better in this role, but even so, this is a darkly brooding little tale. At times Wychwood feels more like it should be a village in a John Wyndham or a Dennis Wheatley novel, with horrible cruelty lurking under civilised surfaces, and Satanic rites being practiced nearby. I personally got the culprit completely wrong, and was utterly convinced it was somebody else entirely right up until the final few pages! I thought the murderer was one of the author's most original and memorable ones I've read so far.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Christie, refreshingly solvable. 5 Nov 1998
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I hardly need speak about Agatha Christie, deservedly the best-selling mystery novel author of all time. Murder is Easy is one of her best novels, being typically easy to read, obviously contrived and yet filled with plot twists and misdirections. During the exposition of the plot the reader cannot help but be seduced by the unravelling of the mystery, and it all seems, indeed, a little too easy... but with a breathtaking twist in the tail everything is turned around more than once. In retrospect it seems so simple, and all the clues are there. And yet the reader is almost guaranteed not to guess the ending. The only thing to add is that this is one of the few Christies where the pleasure of detection and mystery is leavened with the tension of personal risk to the main characters. The final few chapters in particular took my breath away when I first read the book. Written in the 1930s and yet still as accessible today as it ever was, this is a book well worth reading for both the Christie fan and the generalist reader of detective fiction. Read it and see why Christie is the Queen of Crime.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Breathless Agatha Christie thriller - good BBC drama 5 Mar 2013
By L Weale VINE™ VOICE
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I have so many BBC Agatha Christie audiobooks than I am possibly getting a bit picky. I quite like Agatha Christie's books although there are better writers and better plotters out there but they are curiously comforting for murders and getting to be fabulous period pieces. My favourites are probably Murder in Mesopotamia: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) and A Caribbean Mystery: BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) but its hard to say as I have about 8 that I can listen to again and again and I adore John Moffatt and June Whitfield. If you don't know Agatha Christie's second husband was a seriously good archaeologist and AC accompanied him on digs all over the middle east, writing and sometimes acting as expedition photographer, so her archaeological background is good.

Murder is Easy is one of Agatha Christie's one-offs and is splendidly cast, I thought the actors were brilliantly selected and the production - pretty much as always - is great.

I thought the story was a bit hysterical 'he did it!', 'no he did it!' and that might be true to the book but it does make you ask yourself would a policeman really behave like this? I hate asking those questions because it means I haven't sunk into the story as much as I'd like. It is fun though and I enjoyed it and it is a happy way to pass an idle moment.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Christie lovers
I have to confess that I'm not an Agatha Christie fan - I find her plots too convoluted and the revelation of the villain too arbitrary. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Self-help junkie
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Like many other Audio books I have obtained from Amazon this is just the thing when taking a long car journey. Read more
Published 7 days ago by fivestarfrankie
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a cracker
I loved this story and the way it really was 'the last person you would think of.'
The cast are wonderful and I listen to it over and over again and still find something new... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mrs. I. E. Allen
4.0 out of 5 stars another great christie story,done for radio
A very good radio play of her novel.as with all christie stories it keeps you guessing until the very end.
Published 22 days ago by Ms P. K. Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad
Not quite up to the usual BBC productions of old, well spoken but not as good as older productions from the Beeb!
Published 28 days ago by hotspur
5.0 out of 5 stars Good performance of a classic
(Review of BBC Radio full cast dramatisation 2CD)

This well crafted Agatha Christie classic does not feature Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple and so is a little less well... Read more
Published 1 month ago by downkiddie
4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely produced, wonderfully written - excellent mystery...
Note: This review refers to the audiobook version. Amazon seems to combine reviews across formats.
This is another in a series of full-cast audio dramas that are part of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Christopher Meadows
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining.
Another excellent Radio 4, full-cast dramatisation - featuring Michael Cochrane and Marcia Warren among others. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lily
2.0 out of 5 stars Dated, bland, generic story
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Published 1 month ago by BS on parade
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy listening
The cast in this is very good. Interesting story line with typical Christie story line. Enjoyed it all. If you like Agatha Christie you will love this
Published 1 month ago by Stella
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