| Christie and Poirot! On board a Nile steamer, Hercule Poirot meets Linnet Doyle, a woman who appears to have everything: youth, beauty, style, wealth, and a loving husband. When tragedy strikes, it's also clear she has an enemy: Doyle is shot through the head. As the complications multiply, detective Poirot is faced with airtight alibis. His "little grey cells" kick into overdrive. Through the Belgian's brilliant deductions, Christie displays her own genius. Eccentric and fastidious, egocentric and precise, the little Belgian detective with his sparkling eyes and carefully waxed moustache looks, to the uninitiated, ridiculous. Just a dandified foreigner. Plump, barely over 5 feet, four inches tall, the vain Poirot is nevertheless eternally dignified, and always wears formal clothes, down to gleaming white spats and up to his jaunty bowler. He solves murders using, as he insists, nothing but his little grey cells. Twenty-four movies have focused on Poirot's skills, including 10 starring David Suchet on the A&E Network and six starring Peter Ustinov. Other actors performing as Poirot include Albert Finney, Tony Randall, and Austin Trevor. For other Christie titles published by The Audio Partners, visit our Agatha Christie page. The most popular mystery writer of all time, the most widely published novelist of all time in any language, Agatha Christie (1890-1976) wrote 97 books including novels, plays, and short story collections. With over 2 billion copies of her books in print, her genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her play, The Mousetrap, has run continuously in London since 1952, breaking all records. She was made a Dame of the British Empire for her contributions to literature and culture. She was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1955, the first ever to be so designated. And at the September 2000 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, she was named Best Mystery Writer of the 20th Century, selected over finalists Rex Stout, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler. |
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