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The Mousetrap and Other Plays
The Mousetrap and Other Plays
The Mousetrap and Other Plays
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The Mousetrap and Other Plays

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Agatha Christie created magnificent works of suspense for the theater, and eight of her riveting stage dramas are collected in The Mousetrap and Other Plays—including the title piece, the longest running play in history, still a smash hit in London's West End after 60 years!

On an isolated island, ten people have been brought together to be killed off. An evil old woman has a rendezvous with death in the desert heat of Jerusalem. A scheming wife testifies against her husband in a shocking murder trial. And a homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of snowbound guests to the refrain of "Three Blind Mice."

This collection of eight works proves that Agatha Christie's plays are as compulsive as her novels, with their colorful characters and ingenious plots providing yet more evidence of her mastery of the detective thriller.

Includes: And Then There Were None, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, The Mousetrap, Witness for the Prosecution, Towards Zero, Verdict, and Go Back for Murder.

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PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 30, 2012
ISBN9780062244031
The Mousetrap and Other Plays
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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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    Includes Witness for the Prosecution and Ten Little Indians, two of my all-time favorites from Dame Agatha.
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    agatha christie is very tricky though the whole thing you never know who comitted the crime
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    This is a collection of eight plays. Ten Little Indians, Ten people trapped on an island, start dropping like flies from unnatural causes. A bit campy for me, but I wonder if one saw it staged they could pick out the murderer?Appointment With Death, Creepy, suffocating. Most unnerving mother I've ever read about. Takes place in Egypt.The Hollow, A satisfactory tale with a nice clean ending. Wonderful Duchess character in it. Takes place at an estate 20 miles from London.Mousetrap, I like this version better than the book. It seems a tighter story.Witness for the Prosecution, This takes place mostly in the court, which I thought would be boring, but it moved along very quickly. I figured it out pretty early, except some of the fine details. Love the ending.Zero Hour, A bit bizarre, not sure it's quite believable, but still a good tale.Verdict, My favorite setting for a play, I'm sure. It takes place in a room full of books. :) The story is melodramatic and not quite to my taste, but I would love to be in charge of arranging the stage.Go Back for Murder. This story was easier to follow than the movie version I saw. However, I think the makeup for Clare and Caroline would be tricky on the stage. I would love to see this on the stage though.I'm not keeping this due to room on my shelves.

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