Dumb Witness audiobook

4.5 starsBob the dog loves his ball.But is he the one who is responsible for his beloved owner's trip and fall?Wait a minute.Before we go any further, I need to brag.I figured out whodunnit as soon as the cast of characters was introduced.Yup. Even before I knew the secret motives or who would profit from her death.How?Because I know Agatha Christie.(view spoiler)[And I know that she absolutely hated doting mothers. If she didn't kill them off outright, they were demonized somehow as ruining their children's lives with the insistence that they be a part of it. God forbid the mother in question enjoyed spending any time with her children!GADS!So, when as soon as Bella Tanios was introduced as being wrapped up in her young children?I was like, BOOM, BITCH! This is the murderer.And although the road getting to that point was winding and the reasons behind it were convoluted, it was indeed good old Bella who did it. (hide spoiler)]It's ok. You can go ahead and say it.Ok, so with her entire family under her roof for a visit, a rich old lady takes a header down the steps. She doesn't die!But it gets her to thinking that something about the scenario of her tripping on Bob's ball isn't right. So she writes to her lawyers and she writes to a famous detective.Months later, Poirot receives a somewhat unintelligible letter from a woman asking for his help, who died before it reached him.And away he (and Hastings) goes! I loved this one. And while I did pick the perp out of the lineup, so to speak, the story captivated my interest from start to finish because you just never know with Christie's mysteries.Also, I was so happy that Bob got a happy ending!Riiiight.Highly recommended.["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot #16), Agatha ChristieDumb Witness is a detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published on 5 July 1937. The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and is narrated by his friend Arthur Hastings. Emily Arundell, a wealthy spinster, writes to Hercule Poirot on the belief, she has been the victim of attempted murder, after a fall in her home in Berkshire. However, her family and household believe she actually fell by accident, after tripping over a ball left by her fox terrier Bob. When Poirot receives the letter, he learns she has already died; her doctor, Dr. Grainger, states her death was from chronic liver problems. A new will she made while recovering from her earlier fall bequeaths her vast fortune and home to her companion, Miss Minnie Lawson. Seeking to investigate Emily's belief someone wanted to murder her, Poirot, accompanied by his friend Arthur Hastings, notes that under her previous will, her nephew Charles Arundell would have inherited, along with her nieces Theresa Arundell and Bella Tanios. All three wish to contest the will, but do not pursue this course of action. Visiting the house on the pretence of buying it, Poirot discovers a nail covered with varnish and a small string tied to it at the top of the stairs. Through Emily's last words, he concludes that Bob had been out all night and that she had therefore fallen down the stairs as a result of a tripwire, and that there is a chance Emily was indeed murdered. Her family thus become suspects in that matter. In his investigations, Poirot learns that during a seance held in Emily's home, a luminous aura was noticed coming from her mouth when she spoke. ...تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز چهارم ماه آگوست سال 2012 میلادیعنوان: شاهد خاموش؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم مجتبی عبدالله‌ نژاد؛ تهران، هرمس، کتابهای کارآگاه، 1390؛ در 324ص؛ شابک 9789643637576؛ چاپ دوم 1393؛ چاپ سوم 1397؛ موضوع: داستانهای کارآگاهی از نویسندگان بریتانیایی - سده 20معنوان: شاهد خاموش؛ نویسنده: آگاتا کریستی؛ مترجم: سپیده حبیبی؛ تهران، نگارش الکترونیک؛ 1395؛ در 46ص؛ شابک 9786008299288؛ برای زنی سالخورده و مجرد، به نام «امیلی»، حادثه ای رخ میدهد...؛ همه برهان این رخداد را توپی پلاستیکی میدانند که توسط سگ بازیگوش «امیلی» روی پله ها رها شده بود. اما خود «امیلی» هرچه بیشتر درباره ی حادثه ی فرو افتادنش از پله ها میاندیشد، بیشتر باورمند میشود که یکی از خویشاوندانش قصد داشته تا او را به کشتن دهد؛ «امیلی» در روز هفدهم ماه آوریل، در مورد شک و تردیدهای خود، در رابطه با رخداد، نامه ای به کارآگاه بزرگوار بلژیکی، «هرکول پوآرو» مینویسد؛ اما «پوآرو» به شکلی عجیب و اسرارآمیز، در روز بیست و هشتم ماه ژوئن این نامه را دریافت میکند؛ زمانیکه «امیلی» دیگر زنده نیست، تا پاسخ «پوارو» به نامه ی خودش را بخواندنقل از متن: (هفت نفر در «لیتل‌گرین‌هاوس» جمع شده بودند. «هرکول پوآرو» کنار بخاری ایستاده بود. «چارلز» و «ترزا اَرَندل» روی کاناپه بودند. «چارلز» روی دسته کاناپه نشسته، و دست دور گردن خواهرش انداخته بود. «دکتر تانیاس» روی مبل راحتی بود. چشمهایش قرمز بود و روبان سیاهی دور بازویش بسته بود؛ خود صاحبخانه، یعنی «خانم لاوسون»، روی صندلی صافی پشت میز دایره‌ ای‌شکلی نشسته بود. او هم چشمهایش قرمز بود. موهایش از همیشه نامرتب‌تر بود؛ «دکتر دونالدسون» مستقیم مقابل «پوآرو» نشسته بود. قیافه بی‌حالتی داشت و چیزی از احساساتش معلوم نبود. به نوبت به چهره یکایک افراد نگریستم و کنجکاویم بیشتر شد. من در مدت آشناییم با «پوآرو» بارها در چنین جلساتی شرکت کرده بودم. جلسه‌ ای با حضور عده‌ ای از افراد درگیر که همه بظاهر آرام و خونسرد بودند، ولی در واقع نقاب بر چهره داشتند، و خویشتن واقعی خود را پنهان می‌کردند. دیده بودم که «پوآرو» نقاب از چهره ی یکی از این افراد برمی‌دارد؛ و چهره واقعی او را آشکار می‌کند: چهره قاتل.)؛ پایان نقلتاریخ بهنگام رسانی 24/03/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Agatha Christie Book Reading Challenge3.75 StarsBOOK 41 :- April 2022

Detective Hercule Poirot receives a strange & rambling letter from an old lady, which prompts him to visit her to find out more. His friend Hastings feels it is a waste of time, but the mystery deepens when they learn that the lady is dead. Is her death foul play, & why did the letter she wrote take two months to reach Poirot ?Agatha Christie deftly plots a fast paced, fun read & we even get to hear the thoughts of Bob the dog in the narrative. Another highly entertaining story from the Queen of Crime.

I really enjoyed the different twists and turns in Dumb Witness. It wasn’t Christie’s strongest, but it was a fun read nonetheless.

This book is really important to me now. But not because of the story. So this review will be drastically biased, and I will explain why in a moment.If you follow my reviews, it's no surprise to you that I am a super Christie fan, and yes, I'll admit, in my experience reading her books she can do no wrong! Every book I've read has been fantastic or at least worth reading. I love her style, her characters, and her in general. I actually have a poster of her on my wall, no word of a lie.This book was no exception. I was caught off guard by the ending, and the adventure of getting to the ending was worth the read as well. But, in all honesty, this should not be a five star read, it should be four. Maybe less if I wasn't such a fan boy.This past week has been really hard for me and my family. I spent more time at the hospital than at home, I slept maybe 6 hours in 3 days, and I had to work and do a job interview on top of that. It's been really stupid. And to be quite honest with ya'll, I know that I rate with my heart more often than not. Reading this book is all the kept me sane all week. You may disagree, but for me, that's worth 5 stars.

Poirot receives a rambling letter from a woman, which tells him absolutely nothing at all. But there is one curious feature to this letter. It was written two months ago. This arouses Poirot's curiosity and he pays the woman a visit, only to discover that she died a while after writing the letter, apparently of natural causes. Murder? No, says Hastings. Yes, says Poirot. And we know which of them we would believe! I think this may appeal to some dog lovers, but I really found the long monologues with the dog, Bob, talking, quite wearisome. It was interesting to have so many negative characters as suspects, and I was completely misled by assuming the obvious. In fact, this time, Christie completely surprised me. I even remember someone else being the murderer!! Quite a good book, but now that I am reading the series in sequence, I'm becoming a little stricter with the rating. 4 stars instead of 5.

A strange Poirot mystery where you could almost guess the killer but never, the method of murder.