‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): Stay beyond the Hitchcock homework for other du Maurier classics in the nine-story “Don’t Look Now” collection.
Short Stories
‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie
‘Marple: Twelve New Mysteries’ (2022) honors, expands character
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): A dozen modern authors write Marple with an ease that will make you cozy next to the fireplace; plus, we get mild surprises.
‘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.
Christie hones craft in ‘Under Dog and Other Stories’ (1951)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): We go back to the early days of Poirot and Hastings as Agatha Christie irons out her order and method.
‘Double Sin’ (1961) puts Poirot in a Christmas mood
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): “Double Sin and Other Stories” collects four Poirots, two Marples and a couple supernatural yarns.
‘Last Séance’ (2019) gathers Christie’s spooky stuff
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This collection gathers Agatha’s supernatural yarns in one place, including the rare “Wife of the Kenite.”
‘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.
‘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.