‘Third Girl’ (1966) an old-fashioned take on modern times
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie (along with Poirot) reluctantly acknowledges that it’s the Sixties, man, in this suspect-loaded mystery.
Agatha Christie
Murder follows Marple across pond in ‘Caribbean Mystery’ (1964)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): A rare Agatha Christie yarn that crosses the Atlantic, “A Caribbean Mystery” is otherwise reliably basic.
‘Pale Horse’ (1961) adds supernatural spin to mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie taps into the supernatural to a greater degree than most of her novels, and with good effect.
Christie schools us in ‘Cat Among the Pigeons’ (1959)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): A girls school provides a great setting and characters as a string of murders threatens to put class out of session for good.
‘Hickory Dickory Death’ (1955) has diverse array of suspects
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie uses a younger-than-usual cast to go through her usual, but enjoyable, mystery-building motions.
‘They Came to Baghdad’ (1951) a vibrant Mideast adventure
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): In addition to its strength as a travelogue, this is also among Christie’s most entertaining spy novels.
Osborne dusts off ‘Black Coffee’ in 1998 novelization
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Charles Osborne stays respectful of Christie’s brisk play while making it accessible to readers of the printed word.
‘Harlequin Tea Set’ (1997) gathers some antique gems
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The last of Christie’s U.S. short story collections isn’t merely a case of odds and ends being swept up.
Poirot engages fairer sex in ‘Labors of Hercules’ (1947)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Hercule Poirot in love? That’s the surprising part of an otherwise middle-of-the-road collection of stories.
Christie probes personalities in ‘Golden Ball’ (1971)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): “The Golden Ball and Other Stories” is not your typical Christie collection, as she explores people rather than murders.