The Mysterious Mr Quin
by Agatha Christie
adapted for radio by Archie Scottney.
Read by Martin Jarvis
Produced by Rosalind Ayres
Broadcast Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 September 2009 (The Afternoon Reading)
160/44; 48 MB total; sound quality excellent
These three stories from The Mysterious Mr Quin, Agatha Christie's 1930 collection of stories, feature her personal favourite character, Mr Harley Quin along with his side-kick Mr Satterthwaite.
Mr Satterthwaite is a bachelor in his sixties who has spent his life as a spectator not a participant. Mr Quin appears unexpectedly, solves the mystery at hand and disappears just as suddenly.
15 September 2009
The Coming of Mr Quin
Guests at a house party recall the unexpected suicide of the previous owner. Then a mysterious stranger arrives, Mr Quin, who throws new light on the case. But there is another mystery - who is Mr Harley Quin himself? He solves a 10-year-old murder, and brings peace of mind to a young married couple.
16 September 2009
The Soul of the Croupier
Can Mr Quin assist his friend Satterthwaite to solve a conundrum concerning a beautiful Countess with a mysterious past and a brash young American, amid the sunshine and roulette tables of Monte Carlo?
17 September 2009
At the Bells and Motley
Mr Satterthwaite encounters Mr Quin at a country inn. Quin invites his friend to re-examine the strange case of a wealthy young local woman and her new husband's disappearance. Was it murder, or is there some other game afoot?
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