The Harlequin Tea Set: A Harley Quin Short Story
Written by Agatha Christie
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
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About this audiobook
Waiting for his car to be fixed, Mr. Satterthwaite sits in a tea shop called the Harlequin café, thinking of his friend Harley Quin, whom he hasn’t seen in many years. Then, in a burst of sunshine, the very same Mr. Quin walks through the door, along with his diligent dog, Hermes. Satterthwaite is telling him the very long history of the family he is off to visit, when their conversation is interrupted by the abrupt entrance of a member of that very same family, intent upon replacing her harlequin cups. Satterthwaite desperately asks Quin to accompany him on his trip, but the ever-enigmatic Quin simply leaves his friend with one word, “Daltonism.” What does that word mean, and what is the significance of Quin turning up at the tea shop on that day?
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
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Reviews for The Harlequin Tea Set
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Some of the stories were great! But unfortunately, not everything in this collection was well written. Still enjoyable enough.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Agatha Christie and Hugh Fraser the atmosphere so great together
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Agatha writes some really cute stories that are short, quick, and fun to read. Also, I was pretty sure that Mr. Satterthwaite was tripping.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. I have to get some more Agatha Christie. I hope to make some comments on these stories at a later time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A collection of Christie's short stories including one Hercule Poirot mystery. A pleasure to read all around.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This collection of short stories written over Christie's long career focus less on her traditional murder mysteries (although it does include a Poirot investigation) and on more psychological thrillers aimed to explore the dark side of the soul. Often clever and always well written in her crisp, precise style, these stories are a delight to read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting stories by Agatha Christie, the famous mystery writer, though not every story has a mystery tied to it. Nevertheless there are twists in some of the endings, making the entire reading quite an enjoyable one :)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really liked these short stories. I've noticed that Christie mixes the happy romantic endings with the bittersweet ones. At the end of these 9 short stories there are short stories with Poirot and Mr. Harley Quin. I haven't gotten to read any novels with Mr. Quin in them, but now I really want to. He seems like a neat character. I've also noticed that Christie puts in an element of the unexplained in some of her short stories, which I don't usually see in her novels. This collection of short stories is one of the best I've read so far.