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    The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife: A Parker Pyne Short Story
    The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife: A Parker Pyne Short Story
    The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife: A Parker Pyne Short Story
    Audiobook30 minutes

    The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife: A Parker Pyne Short Story

    Written by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

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    Maria Packington suspects her husband of having an affair. In an attempt to revitalise her marriage, she responds to an ad from Mr. Parker Pyne – who promises to provide solutions to unhappiness. Maria's life soon undergoes a rapid transformation…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateDec 11, 2012
    ISBN9780062248220
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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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      I loved this story! I was a bit jealous because I had my own (negative) experience with a non-gigolo back in the day. I wish he had been more like this one!

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