Poirot: In the Orient - Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie

can it be that simple? Only fellow passenger Hercule Poirot can find out. THE REVIEW ======== Death on the Nile was originally published in 1936. It was Agatha Christie s 31st book (she eventually went on to write about 90) and the 16th to feature Hercule Poirot. This book is regarded as one of her most brilliant, probably amongst her ten best works, but not as popular as her masterpieces The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) or Murder on the Orient Express (1934). Personally I disagree with that view. It is without doubt one of my favourite Christie novels. Christie s peak came during the 1930s. She wrote many of her best novels during that decade. The books that ...

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie

can it be that simple? Only fellow passenger Hercule Poirot can find out. THE REVIEW ======== Death on the Nile was originally published in 1936. It was Agatha Christie s 31st book (she eventually went on to write about 90) and the 16th to feature Hercule Poirot. This book is regarded as one of her most brilliant, probably amongst her ten best works, but not as popular as her masterpieces The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) or Murder on the Orient Express (1934). Personally I disagree with that view. It is without doubt one of my favourite Christie novels. Christie s peak came during the 1930s. She wrote many of her best novels during that decade. The books that ...

After the Funeral - Agatha Christie

The characters and the family relationships are quite confusing and I would have been totally lost without the family tree printed at the front. After the Funeral lacked the depth of some of Agatha Christie’s other books, and didn’t have such a climax. The motive felt a little lame with less emotion than usual. After the Funeral is worth a read (I haven’t found an Agatha Christie book not worth reading) but she has written many other better books. ...

After the Funeral - Agatha Christie

The characters and the family relationships are quite confusing and I would have been totally lost without the family tree printed at the front. After the Funeral lacked the depth of some of Agatha Christie’s other books, and didn’t have such a climax. The motive felt a little lame with less emotion than usual. After the Funeral is worth a read (I haven’t found an Agatha Christie book not worth reading) but she has written many other better books. ...

After the Funeral - Agatha Christie

far. Hercule Poirot doesn't put an appearance in the story until well after page 100. In some of her later Poirot books this became a trend for Christie, most notably Cat Amongst the Pigeons (1959) and also the brilliant The Clocks (1963) where Poirot is absent for most of the book - indeed, he only features on 35 pages! In some cases, this idea is a nuisance, as I always look forward to a Poirot, his name is displayed on the back cover blurb, so there's a certain expectation, and with each turn of the page and no appearance, it's disappointing. In the case of After the Funeral, Poirot is introduced when visited by the family solicitor, Mr Entwistle, for a ...

After the Funeral - Agatha Christie

far. Hercule Poirot doesn't put an appearance in the story until well after page 100. In some of her later Poirot books this became a trend for Christie, most notably Cat Amongst the Pigeons (1959) and also the brilliant The Clocks (1963) where Poirot is absent for most of the book - indeed, he only features on 35 pages! In some cases, this idea is a nuisance, as I always look forward to a Poirot, his name is displayed on the back cover blurb, so there's a certain expectation, and with each turn of the page and no appearance, it's disappointing. In the case of After the Funeral, Poirot is introduced when visited by the family solicitor, Mr Entwistle, for a ...