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Sept 25: The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) by Agatha Christie
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A fun book and one of my first non Poirot/Marple Agatha Christie’s for many years.
More tomorrow 👍🏼
It seems strange reading an Agatha Christie book, without Miss Marple's little cough from the corner of the room, or Poirot commenting on his little grey cells. Did I miss them, yes, but I also enjoyed this mystery and it was still so Agatha.
Starring the 4th son of a vicar, Bobby Jones and his childhood friend Lady Frances Derwent, this story commences on the links golf course where Bobby is playin ...more
More tomorrow 👍🏼
It seems strange reading an Agatha Christie book, without Miss Marple's little cough from the corner of the room, or Poirot commenting on his little grey cells. Did I miss them, yes, but I also enjoyed this mystery and it was still so Agatha.
Starring the 4th son of a vicar, Bobby Jones and his childhood friend Lady Frances Derwent, this story commences on the links golf course where Bobby is playin ...more
Whenever I read a Christie, it reaffirms why she is my favorite mystery writer. She focuses on telling the reader everything he needs to know but doesn’t waste words, even if misdirecting. I did miss the “usual suspects gathered together” scene for the solution, but this has a satisfying variation.
I was eager to watch the latest dramatization running on BritBox, wanted to read this first. I got a little too eager last night only 2/3s through the novel and began watching the TV version. So I got ...more
I was eager to watch the latest dramatization running on BritBox, wanted to read this first. I got a little too eager last night only 2/3s through the novel and began watching the TV version. So I got ...more
It is a murder mystery with very likeable amateur sleuths but not with a strong storyline
Nice quick read. Frankie and Bobby were a great pair of sleuths. The plot took lots of twists and turns with all sorts of identity swapping fun between the characters. The mystery had a satisfying conclusion as did the novel as a whole.
