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4.5 Book source ~ Library A group of strangers, an island, a storm, and…murder. Well, multiple murders. Eenie meenie miney mo, catch a killer by the toe, before you become the next victim. Well. A classic that is a head scratcher for sure. This is the first Agatha Christie I’ve read and I have to say, what the hell took me so long? I’d probably still have them on the sideline if this title wasn’t a pick for my Twitter group book club. Racism aside (it is a fucking old book, but still, cringe) I find the mystery quite engaging. Each time I think I have it figured out, boom! My pick for the killer ends up dead. What should be frustrating instead is intriguing. Inventive and twisty is the name of the game and if this is how all her books are then I want more. Note by Matthew Prichard, grandson, about the 1939 ending, includes 1943 ending Of the Agatha Christie's I've read, this is the first one I'd say I enjoyed. I didn't figure out how it was accomplished until I read the ending. That's my norm though and you may have a different experience. I found I kept referring back to the poem to see how the next person would die. I read this as my classic choice for the month. I read it waaaay back in my teens, but it's been so long I didn't remember whodunnit. Christie's books hold up so very well. I read much of the book in one day. It's such a convoluted, fascinating mystery--as an author myself, I can understand the included note from Christie about her pride in completing this work.
It is the most baffling mystery that Agatha Christie has ever written, and if any other writer has ever surpassed it for sheer puzzlement the name escapes our memory. We are referring, of course, to mysteries that have logical explanations, as this one has. It is a tall story, to be sure, but it could have happened. The mystery is foolproof. The solution is fair. It all fits together at the end. Belongs to Publisher SeriesAdey's Locked Room Murders (0442) Delfinserien (47) — 11 more Fontana (1727) Le Masque (299) Nova terra (48) Gli Oscar [Mondadori] (1518) SaPo (343) Scherz Krimi (969) En Zebra-bok (17) Is contained inMasterpieces of Murder: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, And Then There Were None, Witness for the Prosecution, Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection: And Then There Were None / Peril at End House / The Murder at Hazelmoor / Easy to Kill / Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 1930s Omnibus: The Sittaford Mystery, Why Didn't They Ask Evans, And Then There Were None, Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Crime Collection: And Then There Were None, Dumb Witness, The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie Christie Classics: And Then There Were None, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Philomel Cottage, The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie And Then There Were None | At Bertram’s Hotel | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Great Mystery Books, 10 Volumes (Journey into Fear, The 39 Steps, And Then There Were None, Maltese Falcon, The Nine Tailors, The Doorbell Rang, The Confidential Agent, The Big Sleep, Assignment in Brittany, The Daughter of Time) by Eric Ambler Has the adaptationInspiredHas as a student's study guideDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from The Queen of Suspense??Agatha Christie??now a Lifetime TV movie. "Ten . . ." "Nine . . ." "Eight . . ." "Seven . . ." No library descriptions found.
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