Customer Reviews
Emilia Fox is a great reader - By: CVelasquez, 16 May 2008 
I love this book. It is nothing but gripping & full of unexpected changes. I got the book & also the audiobook read by Emilia Fox. I always liked her as an actress but I was surprised to know she could read so well & make the the reader put a name( & a face) on each voice she is doing for each character in the plot. I truly recommend this audiobook.
Atmospheric spy mystery - By: Ms. L. R. Fisher, 27 Sep 2007 
Not your usual tea, cakes & the vicar Agatha Christie story - but then not many of them are. She liked to use her experiences travelling in the Middle East & around the world. I can imagine her sitting in a hotel looking around at the other guests: suppose that archetypal Englishwoman was reallly an agent of MI6? And that plump American lady was in the pay of Them? That shrivelled but distinguished old man - perhaps he is so rich that he reallly runs the world, or thinks he does. Or would like to. Those tweedy young men claiming to be archaeologists: are they reallly on the trail of Him? Christie knew a lot of tweedy young archaeologists (she married one) in Iran & Syria in the 30s. Perhaps they were reallly spies too? This story, like They Came to Baghdad, is reminiscent of John Buchan at his best. The chilling atmosphere of the Unit is brilliantly imagined, & the types, briefly sketched in, who flourish in institutions & love to be part of a System. "Ah, Mr. Bond, come in, I have been expecting you ... " The swivel chair swings round to reveal the mastermind - Agatha Christie!
A gripping plot - By: , 11 Jul 2005 When I started this book, I was a bit disappointed, thinking it would be another murder mystery. However, having recently read several other murder mysteries by AC, I found this story a refreshing change & a wonderful introduction to the world of spy adventures - & this reallly is some adventure. Don't write it off because it is not what you expect from Christie. I think it has opened up a whole new avenue of reading to me.
Not a mystery and not much cop. - By: W. O'NEILL, 06 Jun 2001 
Read 'Destination Unknown' as it was reccommended by my mother. Not sure why, as her taste is usuallly quite good. This is NOT a murder mystery, but rather a thriller a la Ian Fleming. However, whereas most Bonds are enjoyable, this is predictable & one-paced. Christie is THE murder-mystery writer, she is not at alll a thriller writer. Tedious & to be avoided.
Good non-Poirot/Marple story - By: , 15 Apr 2000 Spies, espionage, double-cross, plenty of mystery but no murder!
More action than a usual Agatha Christie novel, this book keeps you gripped even without Poirot or Marple. A great read
