Each of the guests at Chimneys, a country estate, is suspected of the murder of a foreign nobleman. “The Secret of Chimneys, Christie’s third novel, comes from the period when romance was almost as important to her as crime. “Will keep the reader guessing until the very end.” - Literary Review (London) “It is an exciting story with a bewildering array of potential murderers and a curious collection of detectives, amateur and professional, and with a crook of international importance and (alleged) consummate ability.” - Scotsman (Edinburgh) “There is…a thick fog of mystery, cross-purposes, and romance, which leads up to a most unexpected and highly satisfactory ending.” - Times Literary Supplement (London) Listen to this audiobook once for the mystery and parody and again for the wealth of Fraser’s smooth, cultured character presentations.” Readers might think they’ve picked up a multivoiced performance when they meet Anthony Cade, the witty, and chivalrous hero who never loses his cool in sticky situations the zealous politician George Lomax, hilarious in his pomposity Herzoslovakian Baron Lolopretjzyl ,who does strange and amusing things to English word order Prince Michael’s gothic valet the intelligent and sensible Superintendent Battle Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, who uncovers the ‘secret’ of the title and Virginia, who sounds so delicate but actually enjoys being blackmailed for the sake of the experience. “Hugh Fraser, known to aficionados of PBS’ Mystery as Poirot’s sidekick, Captain Hastings, is the narrator of this delightful story in which the combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than run in circles-until the final murder at Chimneys.

Drawn into a web of intrigue, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger.Īs events unfold, the combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Sûreté gradually converge on Chimneys, the great country estate that hides an amazing secret.

Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for a friend would place him at the center of a deadly conspiracy.

What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie.

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