Author | Agatha Christie |
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Cover artist | Thomas Derrick |
Language | English |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Publisher | William Collins & Sons |
Publication date | 14 April 1930 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 288 (first edition, hardcover) |
Preceded by | Partners in Crime |
Followed by | Giant's Bread |
The Mysterious Mr Quin is a short story collection by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on 14 April 1930[1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[4] and the US edition at $2.00.[3]
Each chapter or story involves a separate mystery that is solved through the interaction between the characters of Mr Satterthwaite, a socialite, and the eponymous Mr Quin who appears almost magically at the most opportune moments and disappears just as mysteriously. Satterthwaite is a small, observant man who is able to wrap up each mystery through the careful prodding and apposite questions of Quin, who serves as a catalyst each time the men meet.