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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie — book review
Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie’s most ingenious mysteries. While Christie has definitely penned more ‘twisty’ whoddunits, the shifting dynamics between the book’s various players make for a suspenseful story. With the exception of our wonderfully punctilious Poirot, Death on the Nile is almost entirely populated by unlikable characters (who are either…
1930S, 3rd pov, 4 STARS, AGATHA CHRISTIE, BOOK REVIEW, British author, british classics, CLASSICS, CRIME, Death on the Nile, DETECTIVE, egypt, england, favourite authors, female authors, golden age detective fiction, hercule poirot, HISTORICAL FICTION, light reads, MURDER, murder investigation, murder mystery, MYSTERY, published in 1937, QUEEN OF CRIME, re-reads, read in 2020, REVIEW, rich people, whodunnit -
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton — book review
Whodunnits, Agatha Christie, mysteries, and puzzles are all favourites of mine…so I was pretty excited to read The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as it promised to combine all of these things together. “I suddenly have the sense of taking part in a play in which everybody knows their lines but me.” With a fascinating…
1930S, 1st pov, 2.5 STARS, 20th century, action, AGATHA CHRISTIE, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Books that take place in a single day, British author, confusing for the sake of being confusing, CRIME, DETECTIVE, england, Groundhog Day, HISTORICAL FICTION, lgbtq+ side, manor/big house, morality, MYSTERY, mystery puzzle, published in 2018, read in 2020, SPECULATIVE FICTION, Stuart Turton, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, whodunnit, why the hype -
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — book review
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is an excellent example of why I consider Agatha Christie to be the Queen of Crime. “Fortunately words, ingeniously used, will serve to mask the ugliness of naked facts.” It’s curious that one of the most influential crime novels ever written came about by accident. The idea for this novel…
1920s, 1st pov, 4.5 STARS, AGATHA CHRISTIE, Booklr, British author, CLASSICS, DETECTIVE, england, favourite authors, female authors, golden age detective fiction, hercule poirot, MURDER, murder mystery, MYSTERY, poirot, published in 1926, QUEEN OF CRIME, re-reads, read in 2020, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, unreliable narrators, village, whodunnit -
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie — book review
I can definitely see why many consider And Then There Were None to be Agatha Christie’s magnum opus. Over the past year I have read—or listened to—approximately 30 works by her. With the exception of one one or two anomalies, her books have never failed to entertain me. And I agree with those who call…
1930S, 3rd pov, 5 STARS, Adult, AGATHA CHRISTIE, And Then There Were None, British author, british classics, CLASSICS, CRIME, england, favourite authors, HISTORICAL FICTION, ISLAND, morality, murder mystery, MYSTERY, psychological, published in 1939, QUEEN OF CRIME, re-reads, READ IN 2019, revenge, SUSPENSE, THRILLER, whodunnit -
The Truants by Kate Weinberg — book review
This is the type of non-literary book that has literary aspirations yet its laboured attempts to imbue its story and characters with a certain dose of moral ambiguity and depth ultimately fall flat. In spite of its intriguing first few chapters The Truants soon followed the well-treaded path of similar campus/college novels: we have a…
1st pov, 2 STARS, academia, affairs, AGATHA CHRISTIE, bad love, books about books, British author, campus, cliques, dark academia, drama, england, female authors, Kate Weinberg, MYSTERY, obsession, psychological, READ IN 2019, ROMANCE, suicide, SUSPENSE, The Truants, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE, unreliable narrators, wannabe TSH, why the hype -
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie — book review
This was a light and entertaining read perfect for a warm summer day. Christie must have had fun writing the character of Mrs Boynton, an oppressive and tyrannical matriarch who wouldn’t be out of place in a story by Shirley Jackson. The hatred that Mrs Boynton’s children nurture for their mother seems understandable…and I doubt…
20th century, 3rd pov, AGATHA CHRISTIE, Appointment with Death, British author, british classics, CLASSICS, CRIME, DETECTIVE, drama, england, female authors, golden age detective fiction, hercule poirot, HUMOR, Jerusalem, murder investigation, murder mystery, MYSTERY, published in 1938, READ IN 2019, west bank, whodunnit -
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz — book review
The Word Is Murder offers readers a mixture of old and new. The prose and murder-mystery are heavily reminiscent of Agatha Christie and Josephine Tey, whom are often referred as the most prominent golden age detective fiction writers. What is innovative about The Word Is Murder is that it blurs the line between fiction and…
1st pov, 3.5 STARS, AGATHA CHRISTIE, Anthony Horowitz, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, books about books, books about writers, BOOKS ON WRITING, British author, Contemporary, CRIME, DETECTIVE, england, golden age detective fiction, LONDON, male authors, murder investigation, mystery puzzle, PUBLISHED IN 2017, READ IN 2019, SUSPENSE, The Word is Murder, whodunnit -
THE MOVING FINGER (MISS MARPLE): BOOK REVIEW
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie ★★★★✰ 4.5 of 5 stars It seems odd, now, to remember that Joanna and I were more amused by the letter than anything else. We hadn’t, then, the faintest inkling of what was to come – the trail of blood and violence and suspicion and fear. The Moving Finger reveals…
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