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A group of Christie buffs. . .In honor of Agatha Christie's one hundredth birthday, mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance Darling plans a week-long celebration of mystery, treasure hunts, title clues, and Christie trivia. Yet even as the champagne is chilling and the happy guests begin arriving on Broward's Rock Island, Annie feels a niggling sense of doom. But the last thing she or her guests expect is that the scheduled fun and mayhem will include a real-life murder. The unexpected arrival of Neil Bledsoe, the most despised book critic in America, was sure to raise a few hackles. An advocate of hard-boiled detection and gory true crime, Bledsoe drops a bombshell on the devoted Christie assemblage: He's penning a scurrilous biography of the grand dame of suspense herself. Before the first title clue is solved, no less than two attempts are made on Bledsoe's life. Now Annie and her unflappable husband, Max Darling, find themselves trying to stop a murder in the making-only the first corpse isn't the one they're expecting. . .and it isn't the last.
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"I have read this entire series up to date and this by far is my favorite. Good mystery that also introduces the reader to other mystery authors. Love the characters especially Max Darling(wish he were mine)."
— A (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Exuberantly celebrates the centenary of Agatha Christie’s birth with a clever plot and an array of puzzles for readers.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Murder mystery fans will find this an exciting read, especially if they have read Agatha Christie. It’s a good story even if they haven’t.”
— Library Journal -
“An elaborately plotted homage to Agatha Christie.”
— Kirkus Reviews
The Christie Caper Listener Reviews
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" This is one of Carolyn Hart's best in that she weaves the mysteries of Christie into her own story. "
— Kimberly, 12/19/2013 -
" B: I enjoy Harts DoD series but this wasn't my favorite. Probably just because I'm not that familiar with Agatha Christie's work and that was the whole theme of the story. Thankfully you can pick up this series out of order and still follow along fine. "
— Cathy, 10/20/2013 -
" Entertaining despite its flaws. The author often seemed didactic with all her title dropping and trivia, had a tendency to state character traits rather than show them, and skipped scenes involving the main characters in order to suprise the reader. "
— Kim, 10/14/2013 -
" Cozy murder mysteries set out of a bookstore "Death On Demand." "
— Vicky, 6/17/2013 -
" AWESOME, Will be reading the rest of the series! "
— Liz, 4/19/2013 -
" Not much of a mystery, but lots of Christie references. About every 10-15 years or so, I reread my Christie collection and reread this book to see if I get it all. "
— Jz, 3/6/2013 -
" The plot was pretty ingenious, but the characters and writing simply didn't have that old zip the Christie mysteries did. I always felt that Christie's characterizations were under-rated. "
— Heidi, 2/12/2013 -
" Really enjoyed this book. Good mystery and learned a lot about Agatha Christie. "
— Mary, 1/29/2013 -
" One of my favorite Annie Laurance mysteries! The references to Agatha Christie's books and characters throughout will make you want to read (or re-read) them all! "
— Kimberly, 11/30/2012 -
" There are so many references to mystery writers and to Agatha Christie mysteries that it was a little off-putting. However, I enjoyed this book. It was a cute read. "
— Gina, 10/14/2012 -
" I really enjoyed this book. Lots of good Christie information.I love all the different characters she has in this book. Going to read more of her books. "
— Ruth, 4/21/2012 -
" This is a fun mystery and love all the references to other mysteries. "
— Jewett, 4/14/2012 -
" This is a very good book and I would recommend it. It gets boring but it has to get boring to get good. it was very suspenseful, especially at the end "
— Rosalee, 4/13/2012
About Carolyn Hart
Carolyn Hart is the bestselling author of the Death on Demand mysteries. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She is a recipient of the Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award, and In 2014 she received the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award. She lives in Oklahoma City.
About Kate Reading
Kate Reading, named an AudioFile Golden Voice, has recorded hundreds of audiobooks across many genres, over a thirty–year plus career and won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. Among other awards, she has been recognized as an AudioFile Magazine Voice of the Century, Narrator of the Year, Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and winner of an Publisher’s Weekly’s Listen-Up Award. She records at her home studio, Madison Productions, Inc., in Maryland.