Problem at Pollensa Bay - Agatha Christie

The Clocks - Agatha Christie

The Clocks is an atypical Christie book. Although the blurb suggests that Hercule Poirot features heavily, he doesn't turn up till nearly halfway through the book! And even then he appears sporadically throughout, staying at his home while Colin Lamb (the main character) reports everything he sees and hears to the Belgian detective. The murder occurs at the very start of the book and takes place in the cosy little street Wilbraham Crescent. Its certainly one of Christie's oddest murders: the body is surrounded by clocks, all reading 4:13,in the house of a blind woman who doesn't know the victim. In fact, no one claims to know the victim and all the leads seem to go ...

The Clocks - Agatha Christie

The Clocks is an atypical Christie book. Although the blurb suggests that Hercule Poirot features heavily, he doesn't turn up till nearly halfway through the book! And even then he appears sporadically throughout, staying at his home while Colin Lamb (the main character) reports everything he sees and hears to the Belgian detective. The murder occurs at the very start of the book and takes place in the cosy little street Wilbraham Crescent. Its certainly one of Christie's oddest murders: the body is surrounded by clocks, all reading 4:13,in the house of a blind woman who doesn't know the victim. In fact, no one claims to know the victim and all the leads seem to go ...

4:50 from Paddington - Agatha Christie

people that put Agatha Christie down, I think she writes the most absorbing thrillers, keeping the pace up perfectly, and with clever plots and a humorous slant on the characters and witty dialogue. The setting, in rural England in the 1930's onwards is reassuringly civilised and beautifully described...Many writers have tried to follow her lead but some of them fail miserably. I have the BBC Radio 4 adaptation which I enjoy listening to but I can't believe in June Whitfield as Miss Marple, after seeing Joan Hickson in the role, which she plays perfectly. Well worth a read. ...

4:50 from Paddington - Agatha Christie

people that put Agatha Christie down, I think she writes the most absorbing thrillers, keeping the pace up perfectly, and with clever plots and a humorous slant on the characters and witty dialogue. The setting, in rural England in the 1930's onwards is reassuringly civilised and beautifully described...Many writers have tried to follow her lead but some of them fail miserably. I have the BBC Radio 4 adaptation which I enjoy listening to but I can't believe in June Whitfield as Miss Marple, after seeing Joan Hickson in the role, which she plays perfectly. Well worth a read. ...

4:50 from Paddington - Agatha Christie

Most murder mysteries start with a body being discovered, but not this one. One of Miss Marple's friends has witnessed a murder but, as a clever twist on the genre, the first mystery is where the body is. The body is found, and the story proceeds with a mixture of clues and red herrings. Throughout the story, various characters are introduced and developed, although, as is often the case in the Miss Marple series, the 'main' character takes somewhat of a background role through most of the action (I'm reminded of 'The Moving Finger', in which she doesn't arrive until the last few chapters!). However, especially when reading several stories in close ...

4:50 from Paddington - Agatha Christie

Most murder mysteries start with a body being discovered, but not this one. One of Miss Marple's friends has witnessed a murder but, as a clever twist on the genre, the first mystery is where the body is. The body is found, and the story proceeds with a mixture of clues and red herrings. Throughout the story, various characters are introduced and developed, although, as is often the case in the Miss Marple series, the 'main' character takes somewhat of a background role through most of the action (I'm reminded of 'The Moving Finger', in which she doesn't arrive until the last few chapters!). However, especially when reading several stories in close ...