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Book Reviews of The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
ISBN-13: 9780425100417
ISBN-10: 0425100413
Publication Date: 11/15/1986
Pages: 176
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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6 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

PhoenixFalls avatar reviewed The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories on + 185 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a mixed collection of short stories: 2 featuring Parker Pyne, 5 featuring Hercule Poirot, 1 featuring Miss Marple, and one narrated by an unnamed character not found in any other story or novel. Unfortunately, as a result it had the feel of a remainders sale -- the stories were linked by no theme and no characters; I doubt they were even written in close proximity to each other. None of them was really a stand-out either; the only one that I will remember at all was the one narrated by the unnamed man, which was more horror story than mystery. Still, a completist should have this in his/her collection, and none of the stories was bad, so 2 1/2 stars.
Delos avatar reviewed The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories on
An Agatha Christie 'sampler'. Short mysteries 'starring' Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Parker Pyne in turn.
redhatter avatar reviewed The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories on + 577 more book reviews
Parker Pyne, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are featured in this collection of stories
wild-one avatar reviewed The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories on + 8 more book reviews
In the Regatta Mystery, a diamond worth several fortunes is stolen as a dinner trick, and then stolen form the theif. A collection of 9 Agatha Christie mysteries for your enjoyment as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple keep you guessing who done it.
reviewed The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories on + 33 more book reviews
This collection of short stories, in my opinion, is not up to Ms. Christie's usual standard of writing. Someone else may enjoy them immensely, but they weren't what I was looking for.
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You have to like short stories, and you have to like Mrs. Christie's short stories, in particular. I got this because of "Trouble at Sea," which I had just watched as a television production. At best, I can say, the quality is uneven - some are slight, in more than one sense, some are quite engrossing.