The Coming of Mr. Quin audiobook

A quick little murder mystery, the audio book was 40 minutes in length. If you do not pay close attention, the ending will go right over your head and confuse you. I had to listen to the ending three times to figure it out.

I love anything with Mr. Quin or Parker Pyne - I wish there were more of both xharacters. I'm always on the lookout for books that have a similar feel to Mr. Quin's as well as Parker Pyne's investigations- (someone suggested Dirk Gently- I liked it but it didn't feel at all like those characters) anyways Mr.Quin is a great character that seems to get the other characters to solve their mysteries, while being a somewhat dark, enigma himself. Always love the stories that include him they're even more intriguing then Christie's other short stories.

Anything by Ms Agatha Christie is 5 stars for me

4 Stars. It was New Year's Eve. If Agatha Christie can start the first Mr. Quin short story in that fashion way, why can't I start a review with the same words? It's cold and blustery with snow covering the land. A small party has gathered at Royston Hall, the home of the Eveshams, to celebrate the passing of the old with anticipation for the new. Among them is a 62 year-old man, Mr. Satterthwaite, one of Christie's favourite characters, an observer of people in their many variations and the human heart in its many meanderings. This is the first entry in "The Mysterious Mr. Quin," published by Harper Collins in 2003. It saw the light of day in "Grand" magazine in 1924. Back to the puzzle. The group is startled when the door bell rings. A tall, slender man dramatically appears; his car has broken down. It's Harley Quin. He soon enters into the discussion about the suicide which occurred several years earlier in the house, and again startles the group. Quin knew Derek Capel and, we find, knows a great deal about the circumstances. The story is written as if you and I are attendees at the party as Quin leads us all to an answer. It's a fine one. (August 2021)

"And suddenly all the events of the night seemed to fall into pattern - Mr. Quin's arrival, no fortuitous chance, but the appearance of an actor when his cue was given."This first Mr. Quin short story introduces a fascinating character, who I've heard was a favorite of Agatha Christie. I've read several of these stories and enjoy him more and more. He knows all, but uses his knowledge to encourage others to look deeper.This story takes place one evening at a manor house and delves into a 10-year-old suicide. The characters are easy to follow, the surprising twist unexpected. Mr. Quin knocks at the door, apparently experiencing car trouble, and we quickly see his manipulative skills... "It was he who was staging the play - was giving the actors their cues."The Coming of Mr. Quin is among my favorites in this collection.

Such convoluted mystery for so short a story.

I've read a lot of Christie, but hadn't ever encountered the Harley Quin stories. Looking forward to finding more!

** spoiler alert ** It is NYE and Mr. Satterthwaite is at a house party where the former owner of the house, Derek Capel, committed suicide several years earlier at a similar house party gathering. The current owner, Tom Evesham, was there at the time and has always been troubled by it. Suddenly Mr. Quinn arrives and immediately sets to resetting the scene from that night. Upon reconstruction, they remember that Capel had just collected the post before killing himself and that the paper that day had said that a man named Appleton, who had died under suspicious circumstances, was to be exhumed. His wife was suspected of poisoning him but Mr. Quinn reveals that it was really Capel who poisoned him and this was why he killed himself. A nice introduction to both Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Quinn

Audiobook.In high school, I was lucky enough that my school library had the entirety of Ms Christie’s body of work. I discovered Mr Quin towards the end of reading through her different series, and immediately he became my favorite Christie character (Miss Marple was a close second). In rereading, And Then There Were None, for my book club, I decided to see if my library carried any of the short stories about this mysterious man. Unfortunately, this one is the only one available…..but I spent a lovely 40 minutes listening to his introductory story and remembering how much of a favorite he had been!

I had never heard of this series of books but they are fascinating. A different side to Agatha Christie but a very atmospheric short story

Hahaha, i don’t know why I love Harley Quin so much, honesty the stories are always quit coincidental and almost magical but nevertheless I always enjoy!