The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on 22 August 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. Reviews were mixed at publication, as some hoped for another book featuring Poirot, while others liked the writing style and were sure that readers would want to read to the end to learn who is the murderer. In an underground station, Anne Beddingfield is baffled when she saw a stranger stand on the platform suddenly losing his balance and fell onto the track. His face was in horror moments beforehand because of something behind her back– or is it someone? From the dead man’s pocket, a scrap of paper fell with numbers and two words scribbled on it. She decides to keep it. The next day, she reads on the paper a woman murdered in Marlow. The media suggest its relation to the ‘tube incident’ and highlight the suspect as ‘The Man In The Brown Suit.’ The latter fact triggers Anne’s curiosity, for she recognised the suspect as the “doctor”. He came forward on the tube platform moments after the stranger had died and checked him. Yet, when she tells the police that it then dawned at her that the “doctor” might have been fake, they do not believe the young woman. Meanwhile, she happens to figure out the words on the paper, which triggers her jumping on the first opportunity on a voyage to South Africa. Little does she know what awaits her on the ship… Listen online to free English audiobook "The Man in the Brown Suit” on our website to experience Agatha Christie's novel.
