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Christie is at her best with manor house/drawing room mysteries. When she takes on matters of state like this, she loses what makes her special. And this is one of those. Not a fan.
The book Agatha Christie published immediately prior to The Big Four was The Murder of Roger Ackroyd acknowledged as one of the best mysteries of all time. It's hard to believe since this story seems so inferior to that one. I would guess that this started out as a series of short stories that she then wove together into a single puzzle. It's not just that the mystery itself was unsatisfying to me, but I thought the writing was much below her usual standards. OK, she's not Austen, but this writi
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HERCULE POIROT VS. THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE!
I mean, that's basically it, a weird mashup of Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and James Bond. Atypical Agatha. ...more
I mean, that's basically it, a weird mashup of Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and James Bond. Atypical Agatha. ...more
Jul 10, 2007
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I reread (or I should say re-listened to) this book on audio. The BBC Audio production was excellent and I highly recommend that everyone pick up an Agatha Christie novel and remember why she is the best at what she does.
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