Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences.

For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words "Seven Dials" were to take on a new and chilling significance....

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Agatha Christie
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Emilia Fox
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July 3, 2012
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Listening Length	7 hours and 46 minutes
Author	Agatha Christie
Narrator	Emilia Fox
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	July 03, 2012
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B008GZVTQU
Best Sellers Rank	#37,764 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #318 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) #1,515 in Crime Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #1,622 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books)

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I was Bamboozled and I liked it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2022

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I was bamboozled. The bad guy took me COMPLETELY by surprise. I plan on rereading to see how I missed the clues.
Superintendent Battle is in this book more than the first one but again don't understand how he gets top billing over Lady Bundle.
I am a little sad that our Lady Bundle never was as popular as Poirot or Maple. She is interesting and bold.
I like it enough that I plan to reread it and watch its movie.

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illiandantic

Scooby Dooby Doo

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2014

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At the start of my version of Agatha Christie's "The Seven Dials Mystery," there's an Introduction that talks about how Christie wrote this book as a farce that makes fun of the thriller/mystery genre of the time. I suppose what that Introduction is saying is true. But, it really doesn't help me accept the book. Yes, Christie is sticking her tongue out at the genre with this book. But, reading it feels like watching a Scooby Doo cartoon complete with meddling kids (well, I'm guessing they're actually in their mid- to late-20s -- but their behavior is certainly childish). The humorous aspect of a farce is almost entirely absent and is overridden with the ridiculous aspect. The utter stupidity of the protagonists and the things they do is just unacceptable. Many were the times that I was sorely tempted to put the book down incomplete. But, I persevered and got through the twist ending that made what had just happened make sense. Still, that ending doesn't counteract the ridiculousness of the earlier 98% of the book. Plus, the ending Christie provides is of a type without evidence. It's merely someone in the know explaining what "really" happened. The "answer" to the mystery could just as validly be one of several obvious alternatives that we go through in our own minds on the way to the end (very much like the alternative endings to the "Clue" movie). There's no process of discovery that we go through so we can make an attempt to figure things out on our own. Instead, we're just provided with an answer. I think my biggest complaint, though, is that in order to preserve her surprise, Christie puts us in the heads of several characters but, essentially, lies to us about what we find while we're in there. Because of this, I can only rate the book at an OK 3 stars out of 5.

The books in the "Superintendent Battle" series are:

1. The Secret of Chimneys (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection)
2. The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection)
3. Cards on the Table: Hercule Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
4. Murder Is Easy
5. Towards Zero

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Always love an Agatha Christie Novel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2022

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I have read most of her books over the last 44 years but don't recall reading the Inspector Battle series. I am thoroughly enjoying the series.

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JSchenck

A very satisfying mystery

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2022

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This was a book I'd never read previously so I was hooked Dom the start. I loved Bundle's fiery spirit and liked that most of the story is told through her point of view. That makes the ending so appropriate.

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The most fun AC mystery I've read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2022

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The plot has some holes, but they are easy to overlook b/c of the subtle tongue-in-cheek parody of the mystery/espionage genre. Also, it is fun that most of the young men are portrayed as upper class boobs of the Boris Johnson variety.

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Seven Dials-Mixup/Murder

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2022

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Again a good read, who's #7? What's the Seven Dials? Bundle gets into a secret meeting, but what is the secret? Why did Wade die? Answer to these questions may surprise you as you read.

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Joann Kay

Very Good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 30, 2021

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I really enjoyed this Christie mystery. I loved Bundle, her father and Bill. It was entertaining and had a lot of humor.

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TCru

but Superintendent Battle provides a nice balance of adult common sense

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2016

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Agatha Christie's "voice" is ironic and provides an interesting view of the (sometimes exceedingly tedious) upper classes with which she was so familiar. Her usual plucky female lead character ("Bundle") is present, as are several suitable young "asses," (her word for them, and I agree), but Superintendent Battle provides a nice balance of adult common sense. Lord Caterham is a riot and a fun character to follow. Class and race prejudices are now politically incorrect, but Dame Christie had no qualms about expressing her views. If the final exposition is a bit too long, that was the style of her mysteries and a bit of a let down at the end.

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A Slice of History

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 14, 2022

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This story is so dated it is a slice of history and brilliant as a result of it! It is reminiscent of mid afternoon, hour long plays on the BBC Light Programme in the early fifties! The only harsh note was the assurance that the guilty party would 'swing' for the crime!! If you are a fan of Agatha Christie, which I am, please don't be put off by that as it places much of what followed from her over the ensuing years into context .. there would have been no Jane Marple without Bundle!!! Read it and enjoy!!

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Bretton Girl

Well done Ms Christie. First time in ages I was hoodwinked

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 3, 2022

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I was almost completely hoodwinked. I wasn't completely hoodwinked as I did strongly suspect the villain's sidekick as being a baddie and had built up a case against her in my mind but unfortunately could not make my mind up with regard to who was the other half of the duo and of the three possible candidates the actual one was the last on my list. So I was definitely fooled.
A tightly plotted masterpiece. You need to stick with it to appreciate how 'subtle', to use Sock's favourite word, is it's subversion of the genre.

Maria L.

Of its time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 26, 2022

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Its nostalgia,written of a time which was gentler,no swearing etc.The plots always twist and turn and clever.Accept it has terminology not accepted today but intriguing non the less.

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Luke Dennison

Great fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 26, 2019

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Dearest Agatha occasionally went away from the crime blueprint and went into espionage and this kind of has both elements. I love the crime stuff she wrote for the most part, but the espionage stuff goes from good (the big four) to abysmal (passenger to Frankfurt). Although this one has a strong whiff of espionage the format is taken from her crime novels, with a large cast, a load of red herrings, and a plucky heroine. The twists are great and I didn't see the ending at all, although in retrospect it all seemed to make perfect sense. Why not the five stars? It's just a bit fanciful really....

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Mari

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 13, 2022

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My first book by this author! The older times lingo and way of writing did throw me off at first, but the more I read the easier it was to understand. Overall a good story, not the best I've ever read but also not the worst. Great twist at the end, but considering the other perspectives the story gives throughout it seems contradictory.

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