Double Sin and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Isla Blair, Joan Hickson, Anna Massey, David Suchet, Christopher Lee, Simon Vance

Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie’s Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun.

In one of London’s most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet adopts some rather human, and rather sinister, traits.

A country gentleman is questioned about a murder yet to be committed.

While summoning spirits, a medium is drawn closer to the world of the dead than she ever dared imagine possible.

In a small country church, a dying man’s last word becomes both an elegy and a clue to a crime.

These chilling stories, and more, cleverly wrought by master Agatha Christie and solved by the inimitable Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple.

luv the poirot story

this was a mixed bag for me. I like anything poirot, but I did discover that ms Marple is not for me. the doll was scary but symbolic of adult vs child's view.

Mixed - Half Excellent, Half Mediocre

Narration quality is all excellent, but some of the stories themselves are just dumb. The one about the doll and the one about the medium are boring, but the rest are very good.

There are other, better, and longer collections with the same excellent narrators, but this will do once those are finished.

Mix of Poirot, Miss Marple and stand-alone stories

Read by a variety of narrators, this short story collection has mostly short story mysteries and one of Christie's supernatural short stories. Overall, the short story mysteries were good and except for narrator Joan Hickson, were read well. Hickson's voice is hard to hear and has a lisp. I did not like the last story, The Last Seance which had a supernatural element to it.

Stories I've never heard before!

Unlike most of the reviews, I thought the dressmaker's doll was pretty good. No usual characters, and a twist ending. It had an "Arsenic and Old Lace" type feel. I never knew she did stand alone stories, so this was pretty fun. Loved all of these narrations. I was happy with this purchase.

fun and introduces Mrs. Marple.

a few repeat Hercule Poirot, and a few Mrs Marple. one that is just an Agatha Christie short eerie story
fun read