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Oct 25: A Murder Is Announced (1950) by Agatha Christie
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Agree 100% why it is one of the most controversial stories by the Queen 👸 of crime. Really makes you think 💭 about who the culprit can be. Highly recommend it for someone who has already read a considerable amount of crime and murder mystery novels 🕵️♀️
May 05, 2015
Julie
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Early on, while looking up the chronological order of Agatha Christie's books, I thought I accidentally spoiled myself about the murderer. I only saw it for a second, but I was quite sure I messed up the experience of a good mystery. Well, I resigned myself into reading it as a howdunit, fully expecting this one character to be revealed as the killer.
Only it turns out that I was wrong. I read the "spoiler" wrong and made assumptions, basically chasing a red herring. I cannot even rely on my own ...more
Only it turns out that I was wrong. I read the "spoiler" wrong and made assumptions, basically chasing a red herring. I cannot even rely on my own ...more
Yet again this story proves that AC deserves all of the hype about her being the best selling novelist of all time. I just KNEW who the murderer was (of course I was dead wrong!) and then AG surprises me leaving me gobsmacked! It was great!
Apr 13, 2018
Tracey
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it was amazing
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Mar 27, 2017
Miss M
marked it as second-in-line
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Feb 10, 2021
Jazzy Lemon
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it was amazing
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Feb 10, 2022
Brian
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Aug 09, 2023
Layton
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Oct 02, 2023
Ellie M
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