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  • The Call of Wings: An Agatha Christie Short Story

  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Christopher Lee
  • Length: 35 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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The Call of Wings: An Agatha Christie Short Story

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Narrated by: Christopher Lee
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Summary

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on digital audio, performed by Christopher Lee.

After a close encounter with death, a materialistic man becomes entranced by strange music. Torn between the freedom he craves and the money he loves his behaviour becomes erratic. He attempts to track down the man without legs who plays the music…

©1933 Agatha Christie Ltd (P)1998 HarperCollins Publishers
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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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Beautifully told. Full of surprises. Something to say. What imagination! Not typical of the author

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