The Stricken Land (20 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Mar 2, 2018
Miss Christie Regrets
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The second in the Hampstead Murders series opens with a sudden death at an iconic local venue, which...
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922
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Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her...
Becs (244 KP) rated The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4) in Books
Aug 4, 2019
TRIGGER WARNINGS: death, murder, talk of suicide
Review:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd follows detective Hercule Poirot as he investigates the murder of Roger Ackroyd. Ackroyd was murdered in his study that was locked, but not before he received a letter from the person that was blackmailing the widow he was having an affair with. This same widow was being blackmailed and rumors spread about her murdering her own husband. She ends up committing suicide because of these rumors and blackmailing.
King's Abbot is full of suspects but it's up to Hercule Poirot to figure out who is guilty of murdering Roger Ackroyd. He is aided by the village doctor and narrator of the story, James Sheppard and his sister, Caroline Sheppard.
I really wanted to love this novel, as it seemed really interesting. It didn't get interesting until the very ending and I wouldn't recommend reading this book first if you've never read an Agatha Christie novel. This was the first ever novel I've read by Agatha Christie and I'm just not really bothered to read any more novels by Agatha Christie.
The story was somewhat interesting, but the execution wasn't there. I wasn't able to guess the killer, so that was a fun little plot twist. But the ending came abruptly and the overall story lacked. It lacked that punch that most mysteries have. There was hardly any development and background for both the story and the characters.
I listened to the audiobook version of this so I wasn't sure if there wasn't any grammatical and/or spelling errors. The narrator was a bit monotone but was otherwise a decent speaker. I forced myself through this, when all I wanted to do was DNF it. It lacked, was confusing, and was rather boring. I did not enjoy this and was disappointed with the overall story.
"The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me."
Dead and Gondola
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Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter. She’s recently returned to her tiny Colorado...
The Double Clue: And Other Hercule Poirot Stories
Agatha Christie and Sophie Hannah
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A perfect introduction to Agatha Christie - four of the best Hercule Poirot stories, chosen for...
ClareR (5603 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!
Death Comes as the End
Agatha Christie and Emilia Fox
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Agatha Christie's acclaimed novel of anger, jealousy, betrayal and murder in Ancient Egypt, is now...
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...
Ezra Pound's and Olga Rudge's the Blue Spill: A Manuscript
Ezra Pound, Olga Rudge, Mark Byron and Sophia Barnes
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Written during the Italian winter of 1930, The Blue Spill is an unfinished detective novel written...