Review:Unfortunately as is always the case with Christie, the detective is privy to a variety of clues unavailable to the reader. Otherwise fun to read. She still holds the record for the best mystery ever written (And Then There Were None) Read more

Review:This is a "locked room" mystery, one of the earliest. The person was killed with the doors and windows of the room locked and he with the key in his pocket Of course, this makes the police believe it is a suicide and refuse to investigate. Agatha Christie makes Poirot such a pompous funny man that it is interesting to see how she maneuvers him into using his little gray cells to solve the unsolvable mystery. It was one I hadn't read before. Don't know where It came from. Thought I had read them... Read more

Review:When a serial killer nicknamed ABC sends Poirot letters with hints of his next victim which he kills in alphabetical order, Poirot is unconventional in his methodology in tracking down ABC. In an unconnected thread, a travelling salesman named Alexander Bonaparte Cust happens to be in the murder locations on the same day as all the murders occur. Cust has suffered a TBI in military service and is prone to blackouts, headaches and epileptic attacks. Is there a connection - Is Cust the killer?Read more

Review:This is one of Agatha Christie's best stand alone novels - part mystery, part thriller and part espionage story - which takes us from a London tube station to revolution in Africa. It begins with Anne Beddingfeld, the daughter of a professor who longs for adventure. She spends her day trying to placate creditors and longing to 'step out' with a young man. When her father dies, she takes an opportunity to go to London, where, quite by chance, she witnesses the death of a young man at a tube stati... Read more

Review:Since I adored the movie version, I thought that I'd give this book a try. The style and flow of this book is dreadful and lackluster. As a fan of Agatha Christie, I was taken aback by the drab performance of this book. Read more

Review:Couldn't even finish it. The story line takes forever to develop. And I thought it was extremely boring. But, that's just me. I've never been a fan of Agatha Christie and found most of the stories rather boring. Too much conversation and not enough action. Read more

Review:If I were to have a bucket list, solving one of Ms. Christie's mysteries using all the clues she placed in the story would be on it. It's beginning to feel I have a better chance of discharging solid-gold goose eggs from my backside. I've been reading her Hercule Poirot mysteries in the order they were published. 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe' is the author's twenty-third Hercule Poirot novel. It was published in 1941. There is no actual profanity in the story if you happen to be sensitive about tha... Read more

Review:This one was fun. I love the idea of putting together a book club, or at least having intelligent conversations with people about books that I've just read. And Agatha Christie was great. I hope to read more by C.A. Larmer later. Read more

Review:“It is difficult to know quite where to begin this story, but I have fixed my choice on a certain Wednesday at luncheon at the Vicarage.” And so begins “Murder at the Vicarage,” and the introduction of St. Mary Mead (and it’s most notable resident, Miss Jane Marple) to countless numbers of readers around the world. Up till somewhere into this book Jane Marple was just a resident minding her garden and perhaps other people’s business from afar, as one resident with keen ears and sharp eyes and an... Read more

Review:I read this book many years ago and had actually forgotten the ending. What a surprise. Ms. Christie blends a little romance in as well but just enough to make it a fun read. It's mostly a good old fashioned mystery story with great characters. I think this is one of her finest, but then I always have liked her earliest books best. Read more