The Hound of Death (Agatha Christie Collection S.) (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Another classic from Agatha Christie” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “I listened to this on three diubke cassettes, read by Christopher Lee and Anna Massey. I was disappointed with these 12 short stories” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 2 stars

  “I listened to this on three diubke cassettes, read by Christopher Lee and Anna Massey. I was disappointed with these 12 short stories”

  Catherine R wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Another classic from Agatha Christie”

  Vampire Nightmare wrote this review Saturday, August 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “A dozen tales of mystery and imagination. A mix of the supernatural and the crime genres, with one story having a mystical theme. Christie seems out of her depth with the occult theme, as in the title story, where her grasp of the subject appears superficial. Similarly, 'The Call of Wings', a story with a mystical-spiritual theme, falls short of expectations. By contrast, the crime stories ('The Witness for the Prosecution' is a good example) are handled with customary finesse. The best of the lot, 'The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael', combines the occult and crime themes with dramatic results (but why was the entire story in italics?). A collection of varying quality, from the good to the indifferent, but which hangs together on the whole
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  ajay ahuja wrote this review Thursday, July 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No