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'There is irresistible simplicity and buoyancy of a Christmas treat about it all' Times Literary Supplement
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Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest… next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder… the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits… and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide.
What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Agatha Christie has the unique ability to capture the readers interest within the first few paragraphs - an art which is so skilfully displayed here. Although, perhaps, not her magnum opus, The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding is a range of short stories which display her characteristic ability to align the elegant world of the rich with that of the impoverished or socially lacking. The crime in her short stories is always more easy to detect than in her longer novels, but even in these shorter versions, she dazzles us with enough red herrings to keep the reader frantically turning the pages. It must be said that although characters and situations are sometimes cliched, this is still a highly enjoyable read. Definately the kind of book to read on a cold winter's night with a large cup of hot chocolate beside you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A collection of short stories, "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" is a hugely enjoyable read.Although perhaps not one of Agatha Christies absolute finest, the plots are as always ingenious, with many a final twist in keeping with the authors flair.Though maybe lacking in the complexity and the ability to keep the reader guessing right up until the end which is generally associated with Christies full novels, I would nevertheless reccomend these stories as an excellent bedtime read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding is actually a collection of some of Agatha Christies short stories. Five of them are tales of Poirot `The Mystery of the Spanish Chest', `The Underdog', `Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds', `The Dream' and the title tale itself. The last one `Greenshaw's Folly' stars Miss Marple, my favourite Christie character, herself. The title tale is indeed very Christmas filled and is murder meets great theft containing three brilliant plot twists within 60 pages which I think is remarkable. `The Mystery of the Spanish Chest' had be baffled as to how six guests could eat dinner with one of their spouses murdered in a chest in the same room, again so, so clever. `The Underdog' is a very interesting tale of women's intuition and how having it cannot prove a thing, even if it might (note I say might not it is) be right.
The latter three were interesting clever, highly readable and slightly annoying in one. As though it was very interesting to see Christie use one specific plot device (which I cant say or you wont need to read them and they are charming) and change it so much in three ways I did feel it was a shame to have them be the last three tales as it could have been mixed up more. It did show what a genius of murderous mayhem she could be and how many ways one thing could be reworked; I would have just placed a few different methods in between. It's a small critique though as I didn't guess any of the endings in any of these three and they all kept me reading until the small hours.
The latter three were interesting clever, highly readable and slightly annoying in one. As though it was very interesting to see Christie use one specific plot device (which I cant say or you wont need to read them and they are charming) and change it so much in three ways I did feel it was a shame to have them be the last three tales as it could have been mixed up more. It did show what a genius of murderous mayhem she could be and how many ways one thing could be reworked; I would have just placed a few different methods in between. It's a small critique though as I didn't guess any of the endings in any of these three and they all kept me reading until the small hours.
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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
I haven't read the book yet, but I have read books by Agatha Christie before, and they have been quite interesting. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Yemi
Delightful & thrilling !!!
Very enjoyable !!! Delightful and thrilling story. Best Agatha Christie short story ever. No matter if it is short, you'll read it again and again. Absolutely recommended.
Published 12 months ago by Brittany
Why the title Christmas Pudding?
Firstly, I did enjoy the stories.
However, when I bought this book I had assumed that all the stories would be Christmas related - why else the title? Read more
However, when I bought this book I had assumed that all the stories would be Christmas related - why else the title? Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bookworm
A Christmas Pudding, Yes Please!
If you are a fan of Agatha Christie then this book will not disappoint, Poirot is at his best.
I won't give the story away but I would say that this is a really good puzzler... Read more
I won't give the story away but I would say that this is a really good puzzler... Read more
Published on 9 April 2010 by P. Nicholls
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Bought this item for an elderly relative who has very little sight and she enjoys listening to audio books - hoping that this title was seasonal and also enjoyable. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by super susie
Much too short
I bought this for my Grandma's christmas present. Being registered blind she cannot read books and I thought this would make a nice change from the usual audio books provided by... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by J. Winsoar
Short Mystery
This adventure of the belgian detective is shorter than most of his cases and no murder to tax his little grey cells. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2007 by M. G. Hatfield
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