- John Hansen
- May 1, 2022
‘There is a Tide …’ (1948) soaked with good characters, case
“There is a Tide …” (1948, also published as “Taken at the Flood”) is one of those Agatha Christie novels where you close it and
‘There is a Tide …’ (1948) soaked with good characters, case
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- John Hansen
- April 24, 2022
Branagh delivers lavish adaptations of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (2017), ‘Death on the Nile’
Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot isn’t Agatha Christie’s Poirot nor David Suchet’s Poirot; indeed, he’s not a lot of fans’ Poirot. However, if you’re gonna yet
- John Hansen
- April 17, 2022
Spy-murder mashup ‘The Clocks’ (1963) is worth your time
“The Clocks” (1963) is a fun and entertaining late-career novel for Poirot, although he isn’t introduced until halfway through the events. He solves the case
- John Hansen
- April 10, 2022
Christie, Marple still sharp in ‘The Mirror Crack’d’ (1962)
“The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” (1962) has nothing to do with a mirror (the line comes from a Tennyson poem), but it’s about
- John Hansen
- April 3, 2022
‘Ordeal by Innocence’ (1958) badgers the bystanders
Agatha Christie pounds home one theme in “Ordeal by Innocence” (1958). She becomes fascinated by the fact that when everyone in a household is a
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2021
Party vibe makes ‘Dead Man’s Folly’ (1956) a fun read
“Dead Man’s Folly” (1956) is a page-turner with an evocative main setting of a carnival on a country mansion’s grounds, humorous interplay between Ariadne Oliver
- John Hansen
- December 19, 2021
‘4:50 from Paddington’ (1957) a padded Christie whodunit
Agatha Christie’s “4:50 from Paddington” (1957, also published as “What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!”) is outfitted with a lot of the tropes we enjoy. Miss Marple
- John Hansen
- December 12, 2021
‘Double Sin’ (1961) puts Poirot in a Christmas mood
“Double Sin and Other Stories” (1961) collects eight Agatha Christie yarns published in magazines from 1925 through 1960. With four Poirots and two Marples, the
- John Hansen
- December 5, 2021
‘Crooked House’ (2017) captures novel’s chilliness
“Crooked House” (1949) is one of Agatha Christie’s best, but also coldest, novels. In that regard, the 2017 movie adaptation is thematically faithful. Set in
- John Hansen
- November 28, 2021
‘Witness for the Prosecution’ (1957) an elite court drama
“Witness for the Prosecution” (1957) regularly ranks as one of the great Agatha Christie adaptations, but it’s admirable for its basic ability to tell a