Not your usual Christie mystery, this one verges on the supernatural as the mysterious Mr. Harley Quin arrives on the scene of mysteries and enlists the aged Mr. Satterwhite to set aright the affairs of men.
The wind rose in a mournful wail, and as it died away there came three loud knocks on the big nailed door. The tall, dark stranger strode across the doorway of Royston just after the stroke of midnight, making his entrance like an actor on cue. Mr. Harley Quin's appearance sparked new life into the quiet New Year's Eve gathering, for he was no ordinary guest. He had come to unmask a murderer.
Another great book by the best Mystery writer!
Culd not put the book down until I finiched it.
A haunting collection of short stories that should be read for atmosphere and romance rather than mystery. Mr. Satterthwaite is an excellent character, and Mr. Quin is perfectly remote and beguiling. Christie builds wonderful depth into the scenarios with very few words and leaves the reader feeling the sort of queer ache that the best faery stories evoke. This collection is unique in her canon, and it must be taken on its own terms, but it is superb.
These twelve quickie posers star Mr. Satterthwaite, a non-descript, wealthy idler who apparently knows everybody, and Mr. Harley Quin (¿an incarnation of harlequin?), a catalyst and his alter ego who comes and goes as bafflingly as a shadow. Some are interesting, others mundane; some are realistic, others absurd. Non-the-less this is typical Auntie.
