“Sparkling Cyanide” (1945, also known as “Remembered Death”) was adapted twice into TV movies despite not featuring Poirot or Marple, and it’s easy to see
“The Moving Finger” (1943) is not the deepest Agatha Christie novel. But it might intrigue fans of more recent teen fare such as “She’s All
Miss Marple goes a surprising 12 years between her first and second novels, returning in “The Body in the Library” (1942). I’m struck by how
In “Evil Under the Sun” (1941), Hercule Poirot takes a vacation to Smugglers’ Island, off the Southwest coast of England. Wouldn’t you know it, a
“The Mousetrap and Other Stories” (1950) kicks off with a trivia answer: The title novella is the only Agatha Christie story not published in the
“The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories” (1948) collects 11 Agatha Christie short stories that were originally published in magazines from 1924-47. They were
While I don’t know why Agatha Christie goes with a Shakespeare phrase to title “Sad Cypress” (1940) – main character Elinor is sad, but she’s
“Murder is Easy” (1939), appropriately, is an easy-to-read Agatha Christie novel. It’s like a snack more than a full-course meal. Although it won’t rank on
Agatha Christie is not widely loved for her espionage novels featuring high-level politics. But she loved writing about those subjects. Somewhat making up for her
Building off the interest in psychology displayed in “Cards on the Table” (1936), Agatha Christie digs further into that science in “Appointment with Death” (1938).