This must-have collection of plays from the Queen of Crime includes The Mousetrap (the longest-running play in history), and Ten Little Indians and Witness for the Prosecution, both made-and remade-into classic films. All in all, eight brilliantly-staged works of art-and crime.
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"A truly entertaining classic thriller." -- Sunday Times
"The cleverest murder mystery of the British theater." -- The Daily Telegraph
"Unfailingly ingenious." -- The London Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"The cleverest murder mystery of the British theater." -- The Daily Telegraph
"Unfailingly ingenious." -- The London Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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 languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
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A. Christie's genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart -or the dark passions that can stop it- better than Dame Agatha Christie. She is truly the one and only Queen of Crime. Read this book, and you'll know why.
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As a mystery novelist with my debut book in its initial release (and a one-time drama coach), I enjoy Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP every time I view it. The text itself is a great read, and when it is properly staged, the play is spectacular. For those of you not familiar with THE MOUSETRAP, the plot involves a classic cozy murder mystery--perhaps the classic cozy murder mystery. The characters are well-drawn, and my wife even verbally gasped when she first saw the play's final plot twist. Great work. I hope it survives forever.
By Raaj Tiagi
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i didn't care much for the other stories but Mousetrap was real good - I seem to have bought this book long ago- ofcourse the cover was different. What particularly impressed me about Mousetrap was that there were not many people in the cottage who could have "done it" and yet it was impossible to tell "who did it!"
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