They find it is a handiwork of smugglers who are taking undue advantage of innocent students. Also, they both are bewildered when they found Miss Patricia Lane is also found dead in her room.Īfter chasing down the clues and discussing the details with Inspector Sharpe, he finds that the mystery is deeper than he has initially thought. Nicholetis, is found dead on one of the streets. While he continues to investigate with Sharpe, he finds that the hostel owner, Mrs. Valerie Hubhouse, stole the diamond ring that belongs to Miss Patricia Lane. He correctly guesses that one of the students, Mrs. Everyone thinks Celia committed suicide, but Poirot thinks otherwise. They find that she consumed coffee which was mixed with morphine, a poison. The inspector interviews the students and discusses the details with Poirot.ĭuring their investigation, one of the female students, Miss Celia Austin, is found dead in her room. Poirot decides to investigate and he joins the police inspector, Sharpe. Miss Lemon asks Poirot to investigate the matter and relieve her sister. The items are not so valuable but causing annoyance to the students and everyone else. Hubbard’s students’ hostel, certain items are missing regularly. Upon inquiring, she says she is worried about her sister, Mrs. Synopsis: Detective Hercule Poirot senses that his secretary, Miss Lemon, is not attentive while typing his dictation as she used to be.

Book Review – Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie.

The producers at the Mystery Masters division of the Audio Partners were smart to hire Fraser to record this classic, and listeners will find it a delightful romp that passes all too quickly.

Not to be missed among the clamoring voices is Christie's narrative, from which Fraser manages to wring every wry drop. Add to the mix a number of students from England, a temperamental Greek landlady and an Italian house staff, and one must conclude that Fraser is some sort of magician to keep all the players sorted out as they converge in the common room. Poirot is absent much of the time in this tale of kleptomania, malice and murder set at a boarding house for students. Fraser's Poirot is derivative of the stellar performance of the series' star, David Suchet nevertheless, Fraser gives Christie's work his own imprimatur. Series, now performs the entire cast in Christie's 1955 mystery.

Fraser, who played Captain Hastings, the sidekick for arch Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in the PBS Mystery

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