Marple, Poirot, Pyne… et les autres

by Agatha Christie, Michel Averlant (Translator)

Avec l'allure d'un retraité maniaque et casanier, Hercule Poirot le Belge le plus célèbre du monde avec Tintin est en réalité un personnage de Lewis Carroll, entre le Chapelier et le Lièvre de Mars. Des générations de lecteurs ont suivi avec une égale passion ses enquêtes méticuleuses aux conclusions déconcertantes. Quant à la très victorienne Miss Marple, vieille fille acide et tatillonne, confinée dans son village de St Mary Mead, elle n'a pas son pareil pour débusquer, avec une intuition fulgurante, la présence du Mal tapi derrière les rhododendrons en fleur.

Contient
- Le Mot pour rire (Strange Jest)
- Le Mystère des régates (The Regatta Mystery)
- L'Intrigante de Pollensa (Problem at Pollensa Bay)
- Nous deux mon chien (Next to a Dog)
- Droit d'asile (Sanctuary)
- Miss Marple raconte une histoire (Miss Marple Tells a Story)
- La Providence des amants (The Love Detectives)
- Vol de bijoux à l'hôtel Métropole (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan)

Genres: Agatha Christie, Short Stories, Mystery, Fiction, France

158 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Clemence D · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐️

Moyen mais heureusement que Hercule Poirot était là pour sauver la mise 😉

[Zenandroid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice and cozy.

Strange Jest: Funny and amusing, if a bit predictable. A miss Marple, not as dramatic as the regular Marples; not a murder mystery, still clever. (6/10)

The regatta mystery: A parker pyne, my first encounter with him, in fact, this one ... was an amusing short, somewhat not very memorable though. (5/10)

Problem at Pollensa bay: Parker Pyne, I di not enjoy this one much. (4/10)

Next to a Dog: Interesting one. Cute. (5/10)

Sanctuary: Ooh, I liked this one quite a bit, this one i will re-read, along with the next Marple, i think.

Miss Marple tells a story: Smol revenge plot, interesting murder mystery, will re-read this one. (8/10)

The love detectives: Harley Quinn, will re-read too, eventually, it is neat as well, somewhat predictable details.(6/10)

The jewel robbery at the grand metropolitan: Classic poirot, re-assessing assumptions and a nice hand trick, some real Hercule Poirot arrogance too ... (8/10)

[Vittoria Vespoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well this was a short story collection, so there’s not much I can say. Um, it was entertaining, didn’t suck (Obv it’s Agatha Christie bro) so. Um. My first meeting with Parker Pyne and Mr. Quinn, yay.

[Zoé Dubot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas fou mais en vrai pour commencer Agatha Christie c’est bien.

[Loucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lire Agatha Christie est toujours un plaisir. J'ai bien aimé toutes ces petites nouvelles.