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Tag Archives: Agatha Christie
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
Towards Zero is one of only a few Agatha Christie novels to feature the detective Superintendent Battle. There’s no Poirot or Miss Marple in this one (although there is a TV adaptation – which I haven’t seen – where Miss … Continue reading
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
2011, among other things, was the year I discovered that I do actually like Agatha Christie, having read a few of her books in the past which I didn’t enjoy very much. I think I had obviously just been choosing … Continue reading
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Ruth Kettering is an American heiress who receives a set of valuable rubies as a gift from her father. Despite his warnings to keep them somewhere safe, Ruth takes the jewels with her on a trip to Nice. During her … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, Agatha Christie, England, France, Poirot
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Continuing my recent forays into the novels of Agatha Christie, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? is another one that I’ve really enjoyed and one of my favourites so far. This is one of Christie’s standalone novels (i.e. not Poirot, Marple … Continue reading
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Death in the Clouds, first published in 1935, is one of Agatha Christie’s many novels featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Ten people are travelling on a plane flying from Paris to London. During the flight a woman is found … Continue reading
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Although I usually enjoy mysteries, I’ve never considered myself to be a big fan of Agatha Christie. I didn’t really like the Poirot books I’ve read (though admittedly I’ve only tried a few of them) and Miss Marple didn’t appeal … Continue reading
