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Murder on the Links

Poirot takes swing at ‘Murder on the Links’ (1923)

“The Murder on the Links” (1923) might seem like the perfect Agatha Christie book to pair with a weekend in front of the TV watching

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The Mysterious Mr. Quin

‘Mysterious Mr. Quin’ (1930) toys with supernatural

Without peeking ahead at the reviews, I’m guessing “The Mysterious Mr. Quin” (1930) inspires a wide range of opinions among Agatha Christie fans. It’s certainly

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Partners in Crime

Tommy and Tuppence star in ‘Partners in Crime’ (1929)

Agatha Christie returns to her husband-and-wife sleuths from 1922’s “The Secret Adversary” with the episodic short-story collection “Partners in Crime” (1929), a light batch of

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The Seven Dials Mystery

‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1929) a Bundle of fun

I enjoyed “The Secret of Chimneys” (1925) as a classic country manor-based novel of murder detection, and was pleasantly surprised to find out that not only

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Seven

‘Seven’ (1995) is Fincher’s dirty, gorgeous masterpiece

As brutal as “Seven’s” (1995) subject is, you’d think it’d have no chance of ranking in IMDb’s all-time top 20. But that goes to show

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The Man in the Brown Suit

Christie explores globe in ‘Man in the Brown Suit’ (1924)

Agatha Christie was very interested in large-scale international crime early in her career before she toned things down and found a groove with the Poirot

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Big Little Lies

Great actresses carry ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 (2019)

After HBO’s “Big Little Lies” Season 1 became one of the best shows of 2017, it returned in 2019 with a Season 2. The whole story

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The Tuesday Club Murders

Marple on her game in ‘Tuesday Club Murders’ (1932)

In “The Tuesday Club Murders” (also known as “The Thirteen Problems,” 1932), Agatha Christie gives Miss Marple a collection of short stories to match –

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The Scorpion's Tail

Nora, Corrie amusingly team up again in ‘Scorpion’s Tail’

Corrie Swanson and Nora Kelly, our two favorite women from the Preston-Childverse (with apologies to Constance Greene) return for their second combined adventure, “The Scorpion’s

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13 at Dinner

‘13 at Dinner’ (1933) a vintage Christie whodunit

“13 at Dinner” (1933) is vintage Agatha Christie, featuring one of those clever solutions that in retrospect makes perfect sense, standing as one of her

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