Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot: The Official Authorized Edition

by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.

How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And should the beautiful Valentine Chantry flee for her life from the holiday island of Rhodes?

Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases—each a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense.

Genres: Agatha Christie, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction

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Published July 3, 2012

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four short stories - some longer than others. No 1, (the titular tale), was a pleasingly twisty murder investigation; no 2 involved stolen plans, and was (for me) the least interesting and involved Poirot being unusually flirty and overly interested in female looks. No 3 was a country house murder mystery, featuring a brief appearance from Mr Satterthwaite - from Three Act Tragedy and The Mysterious Mr Quinn. No 4, the shortest, was quite a fun little murder mystery, with an impatient Poirot dealing with murder whilst on his holidays.

[Ash Reads to Escape · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually ended up liking the short story format more than I thought I would

[Elizabeth Fry · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first and last short story where good but the two in-between less so. however I enjoyed it none the less

[JasmineB · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading these short stories of Hercule Poirot’s cases. Plots are unpredictable and captivating. I wished the last story was elaborated more though.

[Sean Lohmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories are fine, I just prefer the longer format ones. For those who like to match wits with Agatha and figure out whodunnit, these shorter story collections are like a puzzlebook where most of the character development, story twists, and clue-gathering are stripped away.