Back السيد كوين الغامض Arabic Tajanstveni gospodin Quin BS Záhadný pan Quin Czech Der seltsame Mister Quin German El enigmático señor Quin Spanish Le Mystérieux Mr Quinn French Tajanstveni gospodin Quin Croatian Mr. Quin yang Misterius ID Il misterioso signor Quin Italian 謎のクィン氏 Japanese
 Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ The Observer, 13 April 1930, p. 9
- ^ John Cooper and B.A. Pyke. Detective Fiction – the collector's guide: Second Edition (pp. 82, 87) Scholar Press. 1994; ISBN 0-85967-991-8
- ^ a b American Tribute to Agatha Christie.
- ^ The English Catalogue of Books. Vol XII (A-L: January 1926 – December 1930). Kraus Reprint Corporation, Millwood, New York, 1979 (p. 316)