She then visits the grocer to buy vegetables. Back home and in the room where her husband is still lying on the floor, she pretends to be surprised and starts crying and then calls the police. When the police arrive, they ask Marie questions and search the scene.
The police say that Patrick was killed by an intruder with a big item. After an unsuccessful search around the house and surroundings, one of the policemen reminds Marie that her dinner is cooking, saying that the oven works. She then offers dinner to the police saying that otherwise the meat would be lost. During the meal, while Marie is sitting in the living room but does not join them, the police discuss the possible location of the murder weapon.
Marie, listening to them, starts to laugh. Lamb to the Slaughter by Alfred Hitchcock was released in At the beginning, we can see a man getting back home. His wife is waiting for him. He unexpectedly announces that he has made a decision. He wants to separate. She hits him with a big piece of frozen meat and kills him. A bit later, she says to the policemen that it was a burglar who killed the man. The policemen have a reasonable doubt. Actually, at the end of the movie, the policemen have a good dinner eating the weapon that had been cooked in the oven.
Next to them, the woman starts laughing. Eventually, I was surprised and it made me laugh. Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story by Roald Dahl. View 1 comment. Feb 08, Matt rated it really liked it. In a short story that was at first rejected by his publishers, Roald Dahl mixes dark humour with some irony to create a masterful tale.
Mary Maloney is a dutiful wife, always happy to see her husband, Patrick, when he gets home from work. When he arrives one Thursday he seems out of sorts. When, after much prodding, he reveals that he wants to end their marriage, Mary appears outwardly calm, but is boiling inside.
Not only does this news shock her, but it also means that they won't be going out In a short story that was at first rejected by his publishers, Roald Dahl mixes dark humour with some irony to create a masterful tale. Not only does this news shock her, but it also means that they won't be going out for their weekly meal. While Patrick stares out the window, Mary slams a frozen leg of lamb against the back of his head. After putting the lamb on to cook and making her way to the grocery store, Mary returns and alerts the authorities of finding her husband's body.
With police detectives rushing over, they begin to look for clues that might help them solve this crime. All the while, Mary stays quiet, watching the chaos and minding the oven. A wonderful piece of writing that can be read in a few minutes, Dahl shows why he is top of his genre. Recommended to all those who love a little murder and irony over a cuppa!
I have long enjoyed the work of Roald Dahl, no matter what the topic. His ability to entertain the reader knows no boundaries and the ideas that appear in his stories seem endless. While a short piece, Dahl is able to capture the reader's attention in the opening sentences, focussing attention on Mary Maloney and her duties as a wife of the time. As she waits for her husband, she can see that there is something wrong, though has yet to put her finger on the source.
While there is no time for backstory or real character development, Dahl does give the reader some insight with her actions as they relate to the murder of her husband. While others grace the pages of this story, there is little the reader gleans from them, keeping all the attention on the protagonist.
Dahl weaves this short story together effectively, including the police procedural aspect to this brief piece of writing.
Irony flows through the dialogue and the brief narrative, keeping the reader wondering where things will go and how Dahl will tie them off. Brilliantly executed, to say the least! Kudos, Mr. Dahl, for a sensational piece. I am so very glad to have been steered in the direction of a free publication.
My Dahl reading continues! View all 7 comments. Jul 15, RoshReviews rated it it was amazing Shelves: 5-stars , short-story. You might have read Roald Dahl for his children's fiction. Now give this short story a try. It's much more satisfying to the senses, possibly more so if you are a woman. View all 4 comments. Oh, Mary Maloney. You are a clever woman! And no shame. Mary has just pulled off the perfect murder and the weapon is made to good use.
I have a weakness for dark humor and when I'm not expecting it, it's even better. This short story is only 18 pages, but very entertaining. Mar 11, ij rated it really liked it Shelves: short-stories , fiction , crime , , mystery.
Great short story!!! Jul 30, Jen rated it it was amazing Shelves: short-freebie. I giggled at the end too. All the stars! I love how twisted Roald Dahl is. Short and sweet. Highly recommended! Jun 24, Michael Sorbello rated it liked it Shelves: all-book-reviews , instagram-posts , dark-books , horror-books.
Mary is a loving wife and mother-to-be so it seems who savagely murders her husband with the leg of a lamb she was going to feed him for dinner after learning that he was planning to leave her.
Her deceased husband Patrick who worked as a police officer attracts a lot of attention from his fellow officers who come to investigate the crime scene as soon as they learn about the incident. Mary, using her cunning wits and deceptive adorableness plays them all like a fiddle while hiding the truth o Mary is a loving wife and mother-to-be so it seems who savagely murders her husband with the leg of a lamb she was going to feed him for dinner after learning that he was planning to leave her.
Mary, using her cunning wits and deceptive adorableness plays them all like a fiddle while hiding the truth of the crime literally right under their noses. A very comedic horror story about how fast a person can snap or reveal their true colors when someone brings inconvenience into their life. The way Mary is introduced makes you think that her marriage is perfect and that she's the epitome of a perfect wife, but the moment her husband claims he's going to leave her, she snaps and reveals how violent and mentally unstable she is.
This hints that there are probably some underlying issues that made Patrick want to leave her in the first place. There's a big difference between how people describe themselves and how they actually are. The gap between Mary's bubbly personality with how cold-blooded and disconnected from reality she's portrayed to be is chilling. I wish the story was longer than just a few pages.
If it was novella length and went more in depth about Mary's life and what she's really like beneath the sweet surface, it would make for a great psychological thriller. Aug 22, Sharika rated it it was amazing. It was thrilling! Apr 02, rose rated it it was amazing. This book is very very good i loved it i thought near the end when she tricked the men to eating the lamb that she killed her husband with was the part loved they ate the lamb and then said to each other the weapon should be in the house when they were eating the weapon lamb.
May 20, Suzi rated it really liked it. A super short story, but it totally counts as 1 book, right? Oct 20, Sarah Marie rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , marriages , great-heroine , some-people-die , standalones , mind-blown-from-the-awesomeness , short-story , best-villains , books-to-moviesssssss , ebook. Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl 5 stars This is one of the most fascinating stories I've ever read.
This is the title of the first chapter of 'The Storied Life of A. You can find a copy of this short story here It will take you about 5 minutes to read it. It is very good, and makes me want to locate a copy of 'Someone Like You'. View all 5 comments.
Ooh, creepy! I think this is a story that most people know - I've heard it from some other places. It's still highly enjoyable. Hard to believe this is the same author as James and the Giant Peach and Matilda! I liked this. Check it out if it's your type of story. Quick read. As Mary Maloney commits two different crimes we need to speak of an accumulation of crimes.
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