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Arsenic for Tea: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery
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Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays....
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The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
Agatha Christie and Sophie Hannah
Book
The new Hercule Poirot novel - another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the...
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The Pearl Thief
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From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story...
Young Adult
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Where Every Man (Inspector James Given #4)
Book
James Given must investigate another murder in wartime France! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie,...
Historical Fiction World War II France
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2099 KP) rated Staged 4 Murder in Books
Oct 6, 2022
I was glad I finally found time to return to Sophie’s world. Fans of the play will appreciate references to it and other Agatha Christie works, but knowing the play isn’t a requirement, and nothing is spoiled. There is plenty of action to keep things going. The climax was fun, but there was a bit too much to it. The Booked 4 Murder ladies were mostly balanced between funny and annoying, and I laughed as I read. Sophie is a great main character, and I enjoyed the bit of romance. Hopefully, it won’t be as long before I get to the next book in the series.
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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Jan 26, 2018
I can't divulge more because there are so many different plot points that it would ruin the chance for you to see the movie and enjoy it.
The Book can never be beat, The first movie was ok but, the remake was fantastic. Stars Melanie Griffith, Judi Dench, William Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, Johnny Deep, Josh Gad, Penople Cruz and Kenneth Branagh. This is an excellent cast for this movie and it is amazing. I do suggest you read the book first but, that is just a suggestion
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies
Dec 4, 2019
The cast are brilliant. There are some great names in this and they all do well and for the most part they're all fairly equally featured. Nobody really stands out above the others, except for maybe Daniel Craig's southern accent. The film itself looks great and the way the story unfolds is interesting, it's very much like a modern day take on an Agatha Christie story - but a hell of a lot better than the bore that was 2017's Murder on the Orient Express. I do think it seemed to flag a little during the middle (after the midway twist but before the big reveal at the end), but it picked up at the end. I don't want to say the ending was predictable, but more like it wasn't entirely surprising. Still a good ending though and let's face it, with the amount of twist endings in books and crime/thriller films, it takes a lot to come up with a truly unpredictable and shocking denoument so this gives it a good go.
Overall a pretty entertaining and fun sleuthing caper, definitely worth a watch if you're into your murder mysteries. Maybe a little more Chris Evans next time...? 😉
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The Monogram Murders
Agatha Christie and Sophie Hannah
Book
The new Hercule Poirot novel - another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the...
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The Hunting Party
Book
"Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery,...
murder mystery suspense thriller
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2099 KP) rated Poirot: Hallowe'en Party in Books
Feb 2, 2023
Yes, I picked this particular book to read this year because of the upcoming movie “inspired” by it. I suspect the movie will be vastly different, but we will see. The book originally came out in 1969, and you can tell with some of the theories that Poirot hears about what happened. It was interesting to see how society was thinking about some of these issues back then. My biggest issue was the victim’s age, it’s just not something I’m used to. However, I was drawn into the story, interested in finding out exactly what happened. The characters could have been a little sharper, but they did help make me care about the story. I was on the right track, but didn’t have everything pieced together when we reached the climax, which was pretty thrilling. It’s easy to see why this is a lesser-known book from Agatha Christie, but it is definitely enjoyable.