![]() ![]() ![]() Once answered, these questions help Mr Satterthwaite view the situation in a new light, through the ever perceptive eyes of his ethereal companion.Ĭhristie’s husband Max Mallowan wrote in his memoirs that the Harley Quin stories were "a natural product of Agatha’s peculiar imagination." Perhaps the most unconventional of Agatha Christie's detectives, his investigative style involves posing poignant questions to Mr Satterthwaite. Satterthwaite has, as Christie puts it, “an intense and inordinate interest in other people’s lives” and Quin provides just the right level of insight to reveal something new about each person they encounter. ![]() Mr Satterthwaite, a “dried-up man with a peering face oddly elflike”, first meets Mr Quin on New Year’s Eve in the short story collection The Mysterious Mr Quin, 1930, and both gentleman are immediately intrigued. ![]() Based on the Harlequin of the Commedia dell’ arte, Mr Quin helps his friend Satterthwaite to solve crimes using his extraordinary skills and almost mystical instincts. Along with his "emissary" Mr Satterthwaite, Harley Quin was Agatha Christie’s favourite character (not least because she only wrote stories about him when she wanted to). ![]()
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