Detectives and Young Adventurers: The Complete Short Stories
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A brand new bumper omnibus gathering together over 50 classic Agatha Christie stories featuring...
Ask a Policeman
Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Detection Club and Anthony Berkeley
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This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated A Trace of Poison in Books
Aug 14, 2025
Those who fell in love with the main characters in the first book in the series will be glad to be spending more time with them and seeing how their relationships develop. The supporting players and suspects could have been stronger. That means, the mystery could have been stronger as well, although there were some twists that kept me entertained. And things made sense once Phyllida had solved things. While the mystery could be stronger, this is still an entertaining book that will please mystery fans, especially fans of Agatha Christie.
Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas
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A facsimile first edition hardback of the wartime Poirot book, published to mark the 80th...
ClareR (5911 KP) rated The Christie Affair in Books
Apr 1, 2022
This novel tells the story from the point of view of the mistress. Nan O’Dea (Nancy Neele in real life) gives her version of events: who she is, her past, why she became Archie Christie’s mistress, and why she is destroying their marriage. It’s all compelling reading. She has her reasons, and you can see why she has done what she has - but is it true?
It was fascinating hearing the story from the mistress’ point of view, and I really enjoyed reading about Nan’s early years, even though they were tragic. We see her going to help on a family farm in Ireland as a teenager, and a stay at a convent, reminiscent of a Magdalen Laundry (not quite). Then she returns to London and tries to rebuild her life.
You can never be quite sure as the reader, whether Nan is really telling Agatha’s side of the story, or whether she’s making it up. She’s a thoroughly unreliable narrator - but I liked that. The characters were really well developed, and it was an exciting story. Recommended!
Erika (17789 KP) rated Clue (1985) in Movies
Jun 19, 2018
This is one movie that never needs to be remade.
Vegas (725 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Sep 5, 2018
As good to watch as the original version with the cast making the most of limited screen time each, we may know the outcome of the story, but,even knowing that, the film doesn't disappoint, and Kenneth Branagh with his bizarre moustache fitting in well as Poirot, a role, I'm sure most people wouldn't have been able to see him playing.
Deadlier: 100 Crime Stories Written by Women
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100 of the best crime stories written by women, selected and introduced by Sophie Hannah. From...
St Peter's Finger
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This is a Vintage Murder Mystery. You can rediscover Gladys Mitchell - one of the 'Big Three' female...
The Hound of Death
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A collection of macabre mysteries, including the superlative story The Witness for the...