The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories

I have loved every Agatha Christie book I have ever read and this is no exception. It was a fun read.

This is a book for those fans of Agatha Christie and her cast of detectives, Pyne, Poirot and Marple. Since another reviewer of this book has written an excellent and thorough review of each of the nine short stories in this book, I will simply state that I found the short stories, which were originally published between 1932 and 1939, to be truly entertaining. Every reader will find the type that they prefer, but there is really something here for all of those who like a short and intense read. I have come to appreciate the form of the short story due to the necessary requirement to convey so much in succinct and descriptive ways. Dame Agatha was extraordinarily adept in this literary form. Pick it up, set it down, pick it up, again. Short and sweet...gotta love it.

THE REGATTA MYSTERY is a thoroughly satisfying collection of short stories by Agatha Christie, featuring her famous detectives M. Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Mr. Parker Pyne. The solutions range from the intricate ("The Regatta Mystery," "The Dream") to the deceptively simple ("Problem at Sea," "Miss Marple Tells a Story") and the psychological ("Problem at Pollensa Bay"). "In a Glass Darkly" is another psychological tale unusual for being recounted, like "Miss Marple Tells a Story," in an engaging first-person narrative style. In short, each story in this collection is a winner.

Hercule Poirot, Mr. Parker Pyle, and Miss Marple all take turns deftly solving mystery after mystery in this collection of nine short stories. The title story is the best of the bunch - where some thieves dare to steal a gem right under the nose of Parker Pyle, after telling him they were gong to do it! And they almost get away with it... A very clever story from the Mistress of Mystery...and the other 8 are almost as wonderful. I bought this for 90 cents the other day and I couldn't have been happier. I suggest having some wine and reading a few short stories - you will be glad you did. Relic113

A must for Agatha Christi fans. Short stories featuring Hercule Poirot, Mr Parker Pyne and (my favorite) Miss Marple. Titles:The Regatta Mystery, The Mystery of the Bagdad Chest, How Does Your Garden Grow?, Problem at Pollensa Bay, Yellow Iris, Miss Marple Tells a Story, The Dream, In a Glass Darkly, Problem at Sea.

I love Hercule Poirot! He is the most complex detective. Everyone else is utterly baffled and M. Poirot has everything figured out in his "little grey cells", and who could forget about Miss Marple? She is the queen of mystery and Hercule Poirot is the king! If these two were to work together then no evil mastermind could win. Miss Marple is as great as Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax. Her cunning outsmarts us all. I just LOVED this book!