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‘Reads like authentic, vintage Christie. I feel sure Agatha would be proud to have written it.’
Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie’s grandson, on BLACK COFFEE
‘Osborne has again enhanced the original.’
Sunday Telegraph, on THE UNEXPECTED GUEST
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Quotes for Charles Osborne's previous Christie adaptations: 'A lively and light-hearted read which will give pleasure to all those who have long wished that there was just one more Christie to devour.' Antonia Fraser, Sunday Telegraph 'Reads like authentic, vintage Christie. I feel sure Agatha would be proud to have written it.' Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson 'A worthy addition to the Christie canon.' The Spectator 'Like a martini -- crisp, dry, sophisticated, habit-forming -- will satisfy all devotees of Christie's neat plotting.' Booklist
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a joy to read a 'new' Agatha Christie book!This book was wrtten by Christie as a play and has been adapted to novel form by Charles Osborne, but you wouldn't know this if you hadn't been told. It's in the usual format, a body, mysterious circumstances, red herring's, a list of suspects and a policeman to sort it out.
The setting is a country house, the victim was a nasty sort. I won't say much more because I don't want to spoil it for you.
Spider's web is not a complicated plot, probably due to the fact that it has been adapted from the stage. However it is still immensely enjoyable.
I gave it four stars instead of five because I thought it lacked the 'roundness' of a novel. The characters are only seen in one room - as on stage. Nevertheless, a great read, recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have a problem reading play scripts so feel a great sense of gratitude to Charles Osbourne who has turned this Christie play into a novel.
Although it has a stilted feel to the reading since he has been very faithful to the play's text and uses all the stage directions for description and action it is a fine addition the Christie canon alongside his novelisations of Black Coffee and The Unexpected Guest
Although it has a stilted feel to the reading since he has been very faithful to the play's text and uses all the stage directions for description and action it is a fine addition the Christie canon alongside his novelisations of Black Coffee and The Unexpected Guest
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Spider's Web is another great Agatha Christie audio cassette. An intricate plotline adds to the story, and the revelation of the murderer at the end is very dramatic, and very unexpected. For anyone who enjoys a good Agatha Christie.
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Agatha Christie novel, Spider's web
This is, in my opinion, an average read, not one of Agatha Christie's best but entertaining. If one has read so much of her work it's hard not to be disappointed when something you... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Maureen H. Peters
Sucks to you
This is one of several novelisations of plays by Charles Osborne and they are a gift for Agatha Christie fans who have read all the other books. Read more
Published 8 months ago by downkiddie
a bit of a let down
Having greatly enjoyed the production of 'Spider's Web' that recently toured, I was a bit disappointed by this novelisation. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jamie B
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