Radio Detective Story Hour

One of Agatha Christieâs most successful stories with her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot was in itself controversial and a number of books have been written about the detective story. Her fellow writers at the time felt she had crossed the line in their ârules of the gameâ? when creating a tidy cozy mystery. Iâll look briefly at the controversy and youâll hear Orson Welles disappointing creation of her Belgian detective in the Mercury Theaterâs production of this well-known detective story.