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The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl audiobook
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrator: Hugh Fraser
- Category: Fiction, Short Stories (single author)
- Length: 36 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 26, 2012
- Language: English
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The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl Audiobook Summary
A classic Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories.
Mystery writer Anthony Eastwood is lured to the crime scene of a faked murder, where two individuals masquerading as police officers arrest him and charge him for murder. As the phony police officers escort Mr. Eastwood home, the true goal of the masquerade becomes apparent.
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The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl Audiobook Narrator
Hugh Fraser is the narrator of The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl audiobook that was written by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
About the Author(s) of The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl
Agatha Christie is the author of The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl
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The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl Full Details
| Narrator | Hugh Fraser |
| Length | 36 minutes |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | December 26, 2012 |
| ISBN | 9780062257529 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Short Stories (single author)
Additional info
The publisher of the The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062257529.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Juli
February 22, 2021
This story was first published as The Mystery of the Second Cucumber in The Novel Magazine, 1924. It was later included in The Listerdale Mystery (1933) story collection with the title Mr. Eastwood's Adventure, and The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948) with yet another title change - The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl. In my opinion, I like the original title best because The Second Cucumber is central to the plot. A mystery writer is having a bit of writer's block. Anthony Eastwood just can't seem to get words to form on the page and he's nearing deadline....a chance phone call solves his problem. He definitely goes on an adventure! Writers block....solved!I didn't find any adaptations of this story. I'm surprised, to be honest. The plot has the usual Christie twist, and it's entertaining. I wonder why the title was changed three times? Second cucumber was abandoned totally....and the latter two titles still appear in story collections when this tale is reprinted. I listened to this story in audio format narrated by Hugh Fraser (played Hastings in the Poirot television show). Very entertaining listen! Fraser is a wonderful narrator. On to the next!
Sylvia
December 11, 2018
She fooled me again. How I love Agatha Christie and her humour.
Brooklyn
July 03, 2016
I hadn't actually read this one before but I found it very exciting. It's yet another that I wish would've been turned into a full length book.
Maria
July 08, 2022
Sabe quando a ingenuidade e, por que não dizer, estupidez, levam um escritor a produzir boas histórias? Então, é bem disso que trata este pequeno e muito divertido conto da eterna Rainha do Crime. Adorei.
Yosef
March 28, 2020
A mystery writer is working on a story entitled: " The Second Cucumber. As he is writing, he is interrupted by a call that intrigues him. He is sucked in and get involved in a crazy situation. I don't want to say any more as not to ruin the surprise.
Katerina
January 07, 2022
Full of twists and turns, Mr Eastwood's Adventure, is one of Agatha's most fun stories! Unique, ingenious plot, likeable characters, a fast pace and Dame Agatha's Incredible sense of humour. The only bad thing about this one is that it ends
Elisa
March 16, 2022
I'm not sure if this one is a little obvious, or it's that the world has decayed so much that these things happen all the time nowadays. I still liked it.
Lisa
January 19, 2022
A must read for Agatha Christie fans
Neeshma
March 12, 2021
Interesting:)
Vs
June 12, 2022
Brilliant.
Kevin
January 24, 2022
An interesting little story. A mystery writer with writer’s block gets a strange phone call. It leads him on an intriguing course and ends up getting rid of his writer’s block. Recommended
Luoriqingting
May 02, 2021
Unexpected ending, very good narrative
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