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Agatha Christie, in the Library, with a Revolver

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

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My mother got me into reading — specifically, Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey. This turned into a lifetime of love of reading fantasy and science fiction novels. My mother’s favorites, however, were always murder-mysteries and she had a special love in her heart for Agatha Christie. She’s read every book Christie published in multiple languages. She had the entire collection in French! Given all of that, it’s quite surprising that I had never read an Agatha Christie novel until recently and I’m so glad I did! These […]

Fun, short little stories about gruesome murders and the challenges of finding a good maid these days.

Miss Marple the Complete Collection by Agatha Christie

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What can I say about Miss Marple that hasn’t already been said a thousand times.  Never ignore the little old lady with the knitting needles.  After getting suckered punched in the gut recently by the Electoral College, my husband and I were looking for something soothing to watch on TV.  Since we are all caught up on the Great British Baking Show, we went for Murder She Wrote.  There is a lot going on in that show, more than I can unpack in this review. […]

Mon cher Poirot

Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie

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After my recent Alex Cross-athon, I felt I needed a palate cleanser. And what better, than to re-read some old favorites, by the grande dame of mystery herself, Agatha Christie? I first discovered Christie when I was about 10 or 11, prowling through my mother’s bookcases for something to read. I guess I had exhausted whatever I had taken home from the Bookmobile – probably Louisa May Alcott’s Eight Cousins or a collection of folktales. The first Christie I read was The Moving Finger. I still have my mom’s paperback, with its lurid […]

The Last of the Marples

At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie

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Cannonball! And, oof. I should have been done with this months ago, but I’m such a lazy reviewer. I put things off, because I want each review to be brilliant, but then all that happens is that I get behind, and everything I write is crap. And Agatha Christie deserves better than that. I thought I had reviewed this 11th book in the Marple series before I started the Marple-a-thon, but apparently I was wrong. So this is a good way to end the 2015 […]

They Call Her Nemesis

Nemesis by Agatha Christie

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In between her trip to the Caribbean and this story, Miss Marple stayed At Bertram’s Hotel in London, and solved a lovely little murder there, but I’m pretty sure I’ve already reviewed that one. Which brings us to Nemesis. Yes, Nemesis. That’s what Miss Marple called herself in the Caribbean when she was bringing a murderer to justice. If you recall, her compatriot in A Caribbean Mystery was a Mr. Reifel, a very rich invalid. He pops back up again in this story. Well, after […]



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