The Mystery of the Blue Jar
Author: Agatha Christie
Jack Hartington is dragged into a strange mystery after hearing a haunting cry of "Murder! Help! Murder!'' coming from a nearby cottage. This story was first published in 1933 in The Hound of Death (UK). It wasn't published in the US until 1948 (The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories).
This story caught me by surprise. It's a classic Christie deception. Loved it!
I found no radio adaptations of this story, but it was used in an episode of The Agatha Christie Hour (episode 7, 1982).
This story actually had me laughing out loud in several places. I could just see Agatha Christie writing away on this lovely little bit of fluff, smiling to herself as she fleshed out the plot. This story was not at all what I expected. A fun surprise -- very entertaining!
The episode of The Agatha Christie Hour adds a few things to flesh the episode out to 60 minutes and changes the ending just a bit....but it sticks to the original well enough. Fun and very entertaining!
Pretty much a piece of fluff....but a fun, humorous piece of fluff. Loved it!
No comments:
Post a Comment