Author:Agatha Christie,John Moffatt,Julia McKenzie,Full Cast
Following an otherwise-enjoyable literary luncheon, the celebrated crime novelist Ariadne Oliver is accosted by a particularly formidable woman who engages her in conversation about one of her many god-daughters, whom Ariadne hasn’t seen since she was a child. She lands a bombshell with the question ‘What I want to know is this: did her mother kill her father, or was it the father who killed the mother?’ Affronted and bewildered by the assertiveness of this pushy busybody, Ariadne is nevertheless intrigued. There’s only one thing for it. She must contact her old friend Hercule Poirot. Together they set about unravelling the mystery of a tragedy from the distant past – provoked in equal measure by hate and love. As always, John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot, while Julia McKenzie stars as Ariadne Oliver – whom Agatha Christie based on herself.
'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt'
—— The Times'It is beautifully done, a pleasure to read, a succession of deft, unobtrusive, yet masterly touches'
—— Guardian'Sharp, clear and witty'
—— The New Yorker'Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me ... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word "Go"'
—— Dorothy L. Sayers'The wittiest of detective writers'
—— Daily MailOne of the joys of this novel is that it reminds us of his strengths as a story-teller... It is an exploration into the fragility of a conscience, a tale of how memory and imaginings can make madmen of us all
—— ExpressWe're used to tough cops with non-PC attitudes, but Welsh trumps the lot with his evil-scheming, ball-scratching, foul-mouthed hero-with-haemorrhoids... Welsh's jet-black comedy at once entertains and appals... Gloriously grotesque
—— EsquireA superior, deeply satisfying thriller
—— Evening StandardA fast-paced and unsettling story ... A compelling and fluid read
—— The Daily TelegraphThe writing is lean and mean, and the climax will blow you away
—— The IndependentCompelling
—— Daily Mirrora taut, mystical thriller and a thoughtful meditation on humanity
—— Philip Womack , Daily TelegraphBurnside's story uses suggestion and ambiguity rather than explicit statement, but has the power that comes from leaving plenty of space in which the reader's imagination can go to work
—— Nick Rennison , Sunday Timesremarkable, genre-defying...Glister is a remarkable book...a fusion of styles and genres, and it succeeds magnificently on those terms...powerfully imagines and beautifully written...A haunting tale, not as depressing as you might expect, and highly recommended
—— Simon Appleby , www.bookgeeks.co.ukWriting 'this dreamy melange of gritty urbanism with poetic crime puzzler, will appeal to the right reader very highly
—— The Book BagA dark fable
—— Colin Waters , Sunday HeraldBurnside's writing conveys an almost palpable thrill of discovery, a delight in the play of his imagination over this bleak terrain, an irrepressible joy in cultivating metaphor after metaphor and seeing them all, improbably, bloom...The emotion this brilliant and disturbing novel leaves you with is like the spooked feeling Leonard experiences...It takes your breath away, but you don't know if that comes from awe or terror. The Glister" is that kind of story. It's terrifying, and it feels like a gift.
—— Terrence Rafferty , www.nytimes.comI'm a year late (quite punctual, for me) in recommending John Burnside's austerely poetic novel
—— David Mitchell , Guardian
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