Taken At The Flood

Nov 26, 2024 1:40 PM

Author:Agatha Christie,John Moffatt,Full Cast

Taken At The Flood

In 1940s London, Hercule Poirot is cornered by the club bore and learns of a mysterious death - one which sets him off on one of his most intriguing cases. When Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Cloade's relatives are desperate to get their hands on his money, and Rosaleen begins to fear for her life. The prospects for the Cloade relatives improve when they discover that Rosaleen had a previous husband who had perished mysteriously in Africa. Then a mysterious stranger appears in the village, saying that he has something to communicate to her, but the following morning he is found dead. Was the murdered man in fact Rosalind's first husband? Who murdered him - and why?

Reviews

A classy piece of classic radio, well worth revisiting

—— Chichester Observer

A gift for Clue obsessives

—— Sunday Times

Maxwell narrates their remarkable story with barrels of rough-and ready Glaswegian drollery

—— London Lite

His spirited determination to overcome all that he's been through is humbling to witness

—— Guardian

A remarkable journey of rehabilitation... The story of Collins's catastrophic illness is horrific, but sometimes funny and, ultimately hopeful too

—— Sunday Herald

You'll finish this remarkable book with a lump in your throat and admiration for the courage of both writer and subject

—— Word

Beautifully penned...a heart warming and inspirational read

—— The List

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