The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie

Available here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78084

or here:

https://archive.org/download/AgathaBundle/The%20Mysterious%20Mr.%20Quin_%20A%20Shor%20-%20Agatha%20Christie.pdf

The book is in the public domain as of 1/1/2026.

I listened to several stories in the book on Chapter a Day:

https:\/\/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com\/cad\/cad260629.mp3

https:\/\/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com\/cad\/cad260630.mp3

https:\/\/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com\/cad\/cad260701.mp3

https:\/\/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com\/cad\/cad260702.mp3

https:\/\/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com\/cad\/cad260703.mp3

I wanted to read more even though I'm kind of tired of murder shows in general - these three stories didn't involve murder just mystery.  But after reading some of the stories in the book (12 in all, 3 of them were on Chapter a Day) there are indeed murders a plenty :(

One thing that the internet does do well is looking up unfamiliar words, for example:

"two countries separated by a common language" - so now also two centuries now separated by same ?  

It's interesting that with the stories out of copyright, Wisconsin Public Radio doesn't worry about skipping somewhat objectionable text such as:

The reading did NOT include the phrase: "sallow men with hooked noses" 

I wonder if Mr. Quin inspired later writers like Anthony Horowitz - his character: Atticus Pund was similarly mysterious and drew the actual protagonists of the stories into a realization of the truth ?

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm