Hi, Classic! Thanks so much for agreeing to participate in our interview! I see from your Cannonball Read profile that you’ve been participating in and off since CBR 9. How did you find us? I used to post on Pajiba, and reading Pajiba Love, I saw that there were often book reviews and I started to read the reviews that were linked. There were more CBR commenters back in those days, and I think it was Ms. Julien who told me about CBR and how […]
All around us are people, of all classes, of all nationalities, of all ages
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
CBR 17 BINGO: Border, because the murder takes place just after the train passes over the Yugo-Slavian border, resulting in there being no local police onboard. Also, the collection of guests on the train cross many borders into many different nationalities. Last year I received a beautiful Folio Society edition of Murder on the Orient Express for Christmas and have been waiting for just the right time to re-read this mystery. When I planned a train trip across the Canadian Rockies, I knew the time […]
“Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory—let the theory go.”
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
After I accidentally read the 4th book in the Poirot series first (which BLEW MY MIND, see review of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd). I decided to backtrack and begin at the beginnings. Not only is this the first book about Poirot, it is her VERY FIRST detective novel. The first novel does a great job of introducing us to Poirot in a way where he, and his companion Author Hastings, feel already familiar. Hastings is the Watson to Poirot’s Holmes, the foil who is […]
“It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.”
The Murder of Roger Akroyd by Agatha Christie
Buckle up, buttercups. Ya girl has got 15 reviews a’coming. I am mildly annoyed I got this bogged down, but I’m remembering the words of my husband from a few years back when I would get anxious and frustrated about this scenario. “Ah. So you’re behind on your pretend homework?” Touche, sir. It’s important to me, and that’s fine, but I used to not read until I had written a review. Unnecessarily punative much?? Glad that I have been able to relax about it and […]
Battle for the Truth
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
When I heard that BritBox had a new Agatha Christie adaptation, I almost just pressed play assuming I had already read the book. I’ve read so many of Christie’s novels I can’t actually remember them all, or even all their titles. But then I heard it wasn’t a Poirot or Marple, which meant there was a chance I hadn’t actually got around to it. The detective here is Superintendent Battle, who unlike the more celebrated Christie sleuths, has no real defining trait. He’s just a […]
A Few Twists, Some Predictable
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Best for: Fans of the genre. In a nutshell: Jane Finn has some important war-related documents. Unfortunately, she has been missing for years, and even though The Great War is over, those documents are important. However, through a few seemingly random interactions, friends Tommy and Tuppence end up trying to track Jane down. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’ve been enjoying her books and plays, and so placed holds on whatever the library had, and this was the first to become available. Review: […]
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