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Evil Under the Sun
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Considered by many to be one of the very best Agatha Christie mysteries, this macabre tale has lost none of its crisp intrigue since it was first published in 1940. Using a plot formula that has since become a mystery standard, Christie conveniently gathers all the characters in one hard-to-leave location, in this case, the Jolly Roger, a vacation hotel on the southern coast of England. One of the guests, a gorgeous, dramatic flirt, is strangled to death, and the famous detective Hercule Poirot who happens to be vacationing at the Jolly Roger, too sets out to solve the case. Each of the well-developed characters is suspect, and listeners will constantly be changing their bets as to whodunit. British stage actor Suchet, who many know as the definitive Poirot from the Public Television Mystery! series was an obvious choice for the reader of this production, having won an Audie award for reading Christie's Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1997. Suchet gives an outstanding and highly entertaining performance, obviously taking great zeal in the task of fleshing out Christie's colorful lot of characters.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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A surprise conclusion of high voltage. You can't go wrong with this one. -- New York Herald Tribune
Christie springs her secret like a land mine. -- Times Literary Supplement
Christie springs her secret like a land mine. -- Times Literary Supplement
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WHEN Captain Roger Angmering built himself a house in the year 1782 on the island off Leather-combe Bay, it was thought the height of eccentricity on his part. Read the first page
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WHEN Captain Roger Angmering built himself a house in the year 1782 on the island off Leather-combe Bay, it was thought the height of eccentricity on his part. Read the first page
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By John Austin
Format:Audio CD
As an example of how ingeniously a whodunit might be plotted, and how expertly an audio book might be read, this package could hardly be bettered.
Agatha Christie wrote "Evil Under the Sun" in the early 1940s. It was a time when the second world war had brought widespread misery, pain and austerity. A welcome antidote, therefore was to devise a little budget-priced escapism, to depict a group of guests at a sea-side holiday resort relaxing and exchanging gossip and tittle-tattle as they overlook a beach and the bathers who are using it.
The inane gossip and the lack of suspense in the opening pages might wear your patience, but keep alert! Many significant clues are scattered here.
The subsequent murder and the possible motivation relate mainly to a context of human relationships. A drug smuggling racket is occasionally suggested. Hercule Poirot is present, of course, to lead police, readers, and everybody else to the solution of the mystery, even if he needs to ruin a good pair of shoes and risk seasickness during the hunt.
Addictive and ingenious as her books can be, Agatha Christie's prose and dialogue are not renowned for literary merit. All the more remarkable, therefore, is the contribution of David Suchet. Such is the reading of the great British actor that the banal is transformed into the brilliant, the commonplace into the courtly, and the mediocre into the memorable.
By A Customer
Format:Audio Cassette
I highly recommend the audio book read by David Suchet. You won't believe the voices that he can give these characters. It really makes the book come alive. He's a class act.
By "itzyu2"
Format:School & Library Binding
This Hercule Poirot mystery is set on an island resort. In this exotic setting, the vacationers watch each other, and learn a bit about each other's history and personalities - and gossip about the flamboyant, and possibly unfaithful wife, of one of the guests. When she's found dead, the investigation shows the guests have many secrets - suspicions of murder, financial difficulties, previous romantic entanglements with other guests.
As is typical of many Christie stories, it's one of those secrets that is key to solving the mystery.
Classic Christie puzzle plot with engaging characters. Well-written and a very enjoyable read. Recommended.
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Sun, Sand and Murder - the perfect combination
Written in 1941 this is not Agatha Christie's best book, but it is right up there at the top. I highly recommend this as a book to take on your next beach vacation! Read more
Published on Sep 11 2003 by Lisa A. Riznikove
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding . . .
'Evil Under the Sun' is Agatha Christie's best work of art, and yes, it is a work of art. If you don't read any other of her novels, read this one. It is well worth your time. Read more
Published on July 14 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific book
Evil Under the Sun is one of Christie's most enduring mysteries. It features Hercule Poirot and takes place on Smuggler's Island off the coast of Devon. Read more
Published on Jun 9 2003 by Lisa Bahrami
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Solidly Constructed Mystery by the Queen of Crime
Agatha Christie's EVIL UNDER THE SUN was immensely respected when it debuted in the 1940s. Today it pales a bit alongside the truly great Christie novels of the 1930s, 1940s, and... Read more
Published on May 31 2003 by Gary F. Taylor
3.0 out of 5 stars
Evil on the island
Evil Under The Sun was the first Agatha Christie book that I have read. I am not sure that I will read another one of her books or not. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great mystery
This book is set in a lonely seaside resort in England with a very mixed cast of characters, from the rich clothing-designer Rosamund Darnley to the garrulous American Mrs. Read more
Published on April 29 2002 by Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars
EVIL REALLY EXISTS
I AM A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL .I OWN 22 BOOKS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE .I LOVED THIS BOOK CUZ UNTIL PORIOT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING ONE DOESNT GET THE TRUTH EVEN BY THINKING HARD. Read more
Published on April 24 2002 by tulip
3.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly simple, but well constructed
Once again, Agatha Christie has written a tale that challenges the reader to solve a murder mystery. Read more
Published on April 2 2002 by Mikael Kuoppala
4.0 out of 5 stars
Evil Under the Sun
Although this book doesn't particularly stand out among other Agatha Christie novels like Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None, it is still a good book with an... Read more
Published on April 1 2002 by S. Joshi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fooled! Again.......
Another master piece by Agatha. While Poirot is on a vacation,a woman hated by most of her gender, is found dead on a beach. Read more
Published on Jan 24 2002 by bookwormking
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