Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Dodd, Mead, & Co, 1938 Genre: Mystery My Rating: A- Summary: A lovely cruise down the Nile River is the perfect trip for honeymooners unless the wife’s former best friend, who is also the husband’s ex-fiance, is also on board, determined to spoil the fun. The honeymoon is definitely over when [...]
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Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Harper Collins Original Copyright Date: 1937 Genre: Mystery My Rating: B Dumb Witness starts out like many other classic novels. It’s set in a small village, in one of the old family houses. The story is concerned with the last remaining family member, Emily Arundell, a wealthy woman in her seventies, [...] From the very first sentence in the Foreward to this book, I felt drawn into this story. Christie seemed to be offering us, “her faithful readers”, a simple invitation: step in as one of the sleuths and solve this case. “There are only four [suspects] and any one of them, given the right circumstances, might [...] In this 1936 story, we see that Hercule Poirot has received an anonymous letter that taunts him and lays down a challenge. The letter warns that something will happen on the 21st in Andover. Although Poirot has had similar letters in the past, he takes this one seriously. I think he has a hunch and [...] Agatha Christie Makes a Mistake Agatha Christie is well known for her “locked door” mysteries. Death In the Air is a version of the locked door. Passengers are in the air flying from France to England. During that flight a woman is murdered and everyone on the plane is a suspect, includine Hercule Poirot. The [...] |
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