Taken at the Flood : A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

From Publishers Weekly Hercule Poirot fans will be pleased to hear Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings on PBS's Mystery! and A&E's Poirot , recount Christie's intriguing 1948 novel (published in the U.S. as There Is a Tide ). The celebrated Belgian sleuth visits the sleepy English village of Warmsley Vale to check into the background of Gordon Cloade, supposedly a victim of the London Blitz. He had wed an attractive young widow, the former Mrs. Underhay, now the sole possessor of the Cloade family fortune. The deceased's sister-in-law told Poirot that "spirits" informed her that the widow's first husband is still among the living, raising suspicions about Cloade's demise. Fraser's tone at once reassures listeners that, just as on television, they are in capable hands. He does a fine job creating a variety of character voices, distinguishing one from another with clarity but without excessive flamboyance. The release of any Christie is an event, and it does not taken an abundance of "little gray cells" to deduce that this audio will be well-received. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review “One of the better Christies… Don’t miss.” ( New York Herald Tribune ) “[I’m] fascinated by Poirot’s ‘little grey cells.’” (John Mortimer, author of Rumpole of the Bailey ) In Agatha Christie's classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune.Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by “spirits” that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him....

A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow,Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast inthe London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhayfinds herself in sole possession of the Cloadefamily fortune.

Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visitfrom the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she hasbeen warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay’s firsthusband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions whenhe is asked to find a missing person guided only bythe spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most isthe woman’s true motive for approaching him.…

The novel was published in 1948 as Taken at the Road in England, and as There Is a Tide in America.

"A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by "spirits" that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet, what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him."--Back cover A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him... When Gordon Cloade is killed in the London blitz a few weeks after getting married, his new bride is suddenly in sole possession of the family fortune. Other family members, though, have suspicions about his demise, especially when "spirits" claim the widow's first husband is still alive When a young bride becomes a widow--and inherits a fortune--two weeks after her wedding, Hercule Poirot visits the sleepy village and tries to determine if the event is related to the brutal death of a mysterious stranger