Sad Cypress - Agatha Christie

Charged with the murder of Mary Gerrard, the case against Elinor Carlisle was particularly damning. With several motives and ample opportunity available to her, it seemed likely that there could only be one sentence to the charge placed before her, that she would be found guilty and sentenced accordingly. Outwardly cool and reserved, it appeared impossible to many that she would have been capable of committing the act she was accused of, yet who else could have killed, or have wanted to kill, the young daughter of the lodge keeper at the house of Elinor's aunt? Jealousy and attempts to cover up previous crimes and deceptions appeared to be the most likely reasons why ...  Read the complete review

I must confess that i am a die hard fan of Agatha Christie ..i have read most of her novels many times over...keep reading them again and again knowing fully well who the culprit is, i enjoy her style of writing, the descriptions about the English village life, the gossip everything... AGATHA CHRISTIE((15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976) Agatha Christie was born in Torquay(Devon).Having lost her father at a young age, her mother encouraged her to develop an interest in writing.She was encouraged to write short stories by her neighbor Eden Philpotts, upon whose advise and help, she successfully published a book of short stories, which proved to be the ...  Read the complete review

Agatha Christie is, of course, known to millions worldwide as the author of, ooh, loads of murder mysteries (66 full-length novels, plus a number of short-story collections and – under the name of Mary Westmacott – several romances). She’s perhaps known to even more through the popular film and TV adaptations of her work, particularly those starring Hercule Poirot (“My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world”) and Miss Marple (or “Marple” as she is rather disrespectfully known in the title of the most recent TV series). Sad Cypress, first published in 1940, is widely regarded by Christie aficionados as one of her best. The ...  Read the complete review