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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (The Crime Club) (Hardcover)

by Agatha Christie (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 255 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (31 Dec 1981)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0002310244
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002310246
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,640,855 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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. All in all, five baffling cases for the detective. Also includes a bonus story - "Greenshaw's Folly", starring the indomitable Miss Marple.

About the Author
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential Christie - A Crime Lovers Feast, 5 Oct 2000
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This review is from: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (The Christie Collection) (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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Comfortingly Christie, 18 Sep 2001
This review is from: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (The Christie Collection) (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.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Much too short, 5 Jan 2009
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This review is from: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (BBC Audio) (Audio CD)
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 the RNIB. Unfortunately she said it was a waste of money because it was much too short with a running time of under an hour.
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