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| Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Mystery Masters) | 
| Author: Agatha Christie
Creator: David Suchet
Publisher: Mystery Masters
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 836154
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1572704764
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781572704763
ASIN: 1572704764
Publication Date: October 10, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sad Cypress audio with David Suchet March 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The combination of perhaps Agatha Christie's best work and David Suchet's unparalleled voice for, and understanding of, character is a treasure to treasure and enjoy.
 Just so-so for Christie March 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This one is okay but there are a lot better Christie audiobooks out there, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," being at the top. I have read "Sad Cypress", listened to the audiobook, and viewed the David Suchet (as Poirot) DVD. They all rate about the same.
The story focuses upon a young heiress, (a jilted woman), whom is accused, tried, and convicted of vengefully poisoning another lovely young gal, the perceived thief of the former's fiance. A bachelor physician, who falls in love with the convicted heiress, desperately enlists the aide of the renowned Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to ferret out the real killer. Poirot is working against time because the unfortunate heiress is about to be hanged.
Unlike many of Christie's better mysteries, this one lacks sub-plots and is thus a bit two-dimensional. Also, a key piece of evidence uncovered by Poirot seems a bit contrived. I found myself, at places in this book, sighing and taking time out to go get a glass of water -- in other words, the work is not really compelling.
If you're working your way through Christie's works (about 80 mystery books, along with the "Mary Westmacott" novels), this one is inevitable. But if you just want to listen to and/or read some great Christie, go with the aforementioned title or possibly, "The Clocks," which is a super late-period work of Christie's.
Christie mentions in her autobiography that she doesn't even recall writing some of her books... I think that this might just be one of those titles. Mildly recommended for cosy murder fans.
SUPERB READING OF AN ABSORBING STORY August 5, 2002
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
"Sad Cypress" is often referred to as one of the most outstanding of Christie's classic titles. To my mind, that's a bit like trying to say which flawless diamond shines the brightest. Nonetheless, this absorbing story is set in an English country house.As for Hercule Poirot - who else but David Suchet? He is acclaimed by many as the quintessential Poirot. Those who have seen his PBS performances will readily agree. His voice treatment of this tale brings to vivid reality all the nuances and eccentricities of the characters involved. "Sad Cypress" presents Elinor Carlisle as a woman blessed with beauty and brains reinforced by wealth - she also finds herself on trial for murder. She stands accused of killing her rival, Mary Gerrard, by poison. Poirot is the only one who believes in her innocence. He needs to prove she is not guilty or Elinor will be hung. As with other Christie mysteries clues are liberally sprinkled throughout the tale. What fun to try to find them! - Gail Cooke
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