Reviews for The harlequin tea set and other stories

The average rating for The harlequin tea set and other stories based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-05-20 00:00:00 Alfredo Ramos #11 in my Agatha Christie Challenge Well, this is listed as Hercule Poiriot #44 and while there is a HP short story, I felt each of these short stories are worth the reading time. As per my usual style, I will provide a brief synopsis of each story and rate thrm accordingly. 1. The Edge(1927) 4 stars By a pure accident she had come into possession of facts that affected vitally the man she loved and the woman who she disliked and-----yes, one might as well be frank----of whom she was bitterly jealous. She could ruin that woman. Was she justified in doing this? A.C. wields the old green eyed monster to explain the conflict between two small village women who love the same men. The climax of the story was pure Christie gold. 2. The Actress (1923) 3 stars Nancy Taylor! he muttered.By the Lord, little Nancy Taylor! A down on his luck fella thinks his luck has changed when he spies a woman from his past. The only problem is that she wants her past to stay in the past. A.C left me wondering which of her characters pulled off the more skillful con. 3. While the Light Lasts (1923) 3.5 stars Even though I had a feeling about how it was going to finish, this particular storyline obviously spun the web for future writers. 4. The House of Dreams (1926) 4 stars Twists and turns and descents into madness, oh my! 5. The Lonely God (1926) 3.5 stars Wowza! This took me by surpriseas it was more love story than mystery, but I certainly enjoyed it.. 6. Manx Gold (1930) 3.5 stars Based on actual occurrences, Agatha Christie penned this as part of a commission for an Alderman who wanted to beef up tourism on the Isle of Man. People actually took up the challenge to solve the clues in the story that A.C had left. How cool is that? 7. Within a Wall (1925) 5 stars It was Mrs. Lempriere who discovered the existence of Jane Haworth. I won't say too much about the plot but oh my goodness this was AWESOME! 8. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (1939) 4.5 stars Our favorite Belgian detective returns! Hercule Poiriot finds himself called to a cocktail party where a recent widow is not convinced the right person has been accused of murdering her husband and asks HP to do his magic. With a little help from Shakespeare, Poiriot solves the case. 9. The Harlequin Tea Set (1971) 3.5 stars A new to me detective, Mr. Harley Quin finds himself in the midst of a murder plot.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-06 00:00:00 William Kennon The only reason this book deserves a 5 star is because it has the last short story Agatha Christie wrote. Most of the stories in this collection have appeared in other collections as well- some are romantic short stories while some are also supernatural themed. One unique story included in the collection is the "Mystery of the Spanish chest" which is an expanded version of the original short story- :Mystery of the Baghdad chest.