Makeovers, musings come to fore in ‘Moving Finger’ (1943)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This isn’t Christie’s deepest work, but it’s an enjoyably brisk yarn touching on small-town gossip and self-confidence.
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Makeovers, musings come to fore in ‘Moving Finger’ (1943)
‘Prey’ (2002) predicts chilling end for humanity
Michael Crichton Monday (Book review): Bringing back dinosaurs is scary. Creating swarms of nanoparticles might be scarier still, as Crichton demonstrates.
Marple says ‘trust no one’ in ‘Body in the Library’ (1942)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Miss Marple’s filter of what’s important in a case is fine-tuned in her long-awaited second novel.
Christie’s ‘Evil Under the Sun’ (1941) an ideal beach read
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Yet again, Poirot’s coastal vacation is interrupted by murder. He doesn’t mind too much though, and readers won’t either.
‘Mousetrap’ collection (1950) doesn’t merely squeak by
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie gives us a collection of Poirot, Marple and the novella that became a hit play in the United Kingdom.
‘Timeline’ (1999) exists much more in past than future
Michael Crichton Monday (Book review): This is more of a historical novel than an SF novel. Fans of the medieval era will love the attention to detail.
‘Witness for the Prosecution’ (1948) guilty of being great
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This collection of 11 short stories is filled with Agatha Christie gems, starting with the titular tale.
‘Sad Cypress’ (1940) a powerful Poirot potboiler
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie approaches this one from new angles: a court case, and relationships that seem real.
Christie’s ‘Murder is Easy’ (1939) is easy to like
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie explores the idea that getting away with murder could be easy for someone of the right temperament.
Crichton takes step backward with ‘Easy Go’ (1968)
Michael Crichton Monday (Book review): Crichton’s third John Lange novel, also known as “The Last Tomb,” promises more than it delivers.