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While the Light Lasts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Isla Blair
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2007
- Run Time
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Five early stories unpublished since their first magazine appearances in the ’20s and ’30s, finally unearthed 21 years after Agatha Christie’s death, already showing the deft touch of the Queen of Crime in the making.
While the Light Lasts
The Actress
The House of Dreams
The Edge
Within a Wall
Like many of her contemporaries, Agatha Christie wrote stories for a variety of magazines in the 1920s and ’30s, and most of these eventually found their way into her books of short stories. Now, 21 years after her death, detective work worthy of Agatha Christie herself has unearthed ‘new’ stories, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world since their orginal appearances.
In this new collection the author observes the tragic flaws in human nature, providing a glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie will enjoy every story for her skill at characterisation and her ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tail…
Critics Review
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“Isla Blair reads beautifully”
Home and Country 12/97“Isla Blair displays her usual confidence in narrating these stories with a combination of passion and serenity”
Crime Time 1/11/97
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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Isla Blair
- Duration
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2007
- ISBN
- 9780007256211
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Short stories, Historical crime and mysteries, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
Five early stories unpublished since their first magazine appearances in the ’20s and ’30s, finally unearthed 21 years after Agatha Christie’s death, already showing the deft touch of the Queen of Crime in the making. While the Light LastsThe ActressThe House of DreamsThe EdgeWithin a Wall Like many of her contemporaries, Agatha Christie wrote stories for a variety of magazines in the 1920s and ’30s, and most of these eventually found their way into her books of short stories. Now, 21 years after her death, detective work worthy of Agatha Christie herself has unearthed ‘new’ stories, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world since their orginal appearances. In this new collection the author observes the tragic flaws in human nature, providing a glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie will enjoy every story for her skill at characterisation and her ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tail…
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