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The Case of the Discontented Soldier

An Agatha Christie Short Story

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The Case of the Discontented Soldier

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio.

When civilian life proves too dull for Major Wilbrahams he contacts Parker Pyne in order to escape his boredom. Pyne’s assistant arranges a chance meeting with the beautiful Freda Clegg and the two join forces, but on leaving for Africa they encounter more than they had bargained for.

©2012 Agatha Christie (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Anthologies & Short Stories Detective Fiction Mystery Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives

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"The plots are so good that one marvels...most of them would have made a full length thriller." (Daily Mirror)

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the only thing that really kept my interest is how it would be resolved in the end between the two.

this feels more like match making service than anything else.

no mystery in this

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