In some midcentury novels, Agatha Christie tries totally new things (“Death Comes as the End” is set in ancient times; “The Hollow” puts complex characters
Michael Crichton never wrote an autobiography, so the closest we get is “Travels” (1988), a collection of journal entries about first his medical school years
“Mrs. McGinty’s Dead” (1952, also published as “Blood Will Tell”) ranks as one of Agatha Christie’s most complex mysteries. In the country village of Broadhinny
Settling in for a comfortingly familiar Agatha Christie novel, I was surprised to find that “Death Comes as the End” (1944) is something quite different.
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s “Bloodless” (August, hardcover) explores their love and fascination with Savannah, a town architecturally trapped in time. But too many words
With “State of Fear” (2004), Michael Crichton takes the opposite of his usual approach. Usually he peppers research into an action-adventure. Here he grafts action-adventure
“N or M?” (1941) is one of the best time capsules of Agatha Christie’s career. She writes about Tommy and Tuppence’s counter-espionage activities in World
In “The Hollow” (1946, also known as “Murder After Hours”), Agatha Christie achieves what she couldn’t quite pull off in “Sparkling Cyanide” one year earlier.
“Grave Descend” (1970), the seventh of Michael Crichton’s eight John Lange novels, is a tricky one to rate. I read it in two sittings, partly
“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