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Crooked House-Agatha Christie-see the crooked side of you Advantages: - Thrilling, good treatment to details of every character. Disadvantages: -Might appear unbelievable at a few instances ...resides in a crooked house brings uneasiness to the reader about some crookedness which might have crept in the personality of the resident. The best part about the book is, the murderer and the murdered, none seem to be guilty and none seem to be innocent. Overall, an enjoyable read. ... welwisher 20.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Crooked House - Agatha Christie	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
An Unusual Setting for an Agatha Christie Book Advantages: A Classic Agatha Christie book Disadvantages: Hard to get into because of the language used I have not read many Agatha Christie books but I could clearly recognise the classic Christie style in this book. Although it's an old cliché, it did have me guessing right up until the end, something I usually don't find in a book! For me, this was a quick read, only two late evenings reading in bed, but then again, I found it incredibly hard to put down, and the language was easy to read. However, what I found to be strange was the use of 1930's/1940's ... ...opinion, but usually I think of characters in history speaking in more of a modern day language, as that is how it's easier to relate to them, but in this book, for me, there are two clashing eras. However, Agatha does use several Egyptian words in her character's dialogue, explained at the beginning of the book, to help take you back in time, and the book is still undoubtedly well written. The plot is well constructed, as are most of Christie's ... toriori 02.07.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Death Comes as the End - Agatha Christie	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
More to this than meets the eye Advantages: Multi layered offering from Queen of Crime Disadvantages: Murder in a cosy world ...Mead, is enjoying a stay at the old fashioned but so respectable Bertram's hotel in London. If part of the attraction of Bertram's is that it seems to have remained unchanged since before the war, even the manager admits that this is an illusion sustained for the benefit of American tourists. While accidentally witnessing a secret liaison between a young heiress and a racing champion, Miss Marple is also concerned about the disappearance of an absent ... ...at work. Somewhere a criminal mastergang is planning ever more daring raids, and it is up to Chief-Inspector Fred Day - 'Father' - to unearth them. The world is changing, and even the Beatles are namechecked in this classic Christie. It was dramatised by the BBC in the series starring Joan Hickson. Published in 1965, it is slightly unusual in that it features a female action hero - all cheekbones and daring exploits. As Miss Marple herself acknowledges, ... aspebbles 10.10.2005 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of At Bertram's Hotel - Agatha Christie	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
Agatha's intriguing mystery Advantages: Mysterious Title Disadvantages: The Murder can be guess after reading half of the book Why didn't they ask Evans?? And until almost the end of the book, Evans still some mystery. The book is about how Bobby Jones, a Vicar's son, an amiable-looking young man finds a crumpled body of a dying man while playing golf and in his final breath the dying man says, " Why didn't they ask Evans?". Without any clue who is Evans, Bobby get involve into mortal danger with his vivacious companion Lady Frances Derwent (Frankie), a young bright lady ... ...they get out from the mortal danger? This is another Agatha Christie's great book, without her famous Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Its show how great Agatha Christie as known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. She can put any Characters in her book and showing that actually anybody can be a great detective, mean for example not only Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple who are famous of their critical, intelligent thinking and experiences in ... LadyLuna 11.05.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - Agatha Christie	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...
A classic Christie Advantages: The usual suspense,and the twists and turns Disadvantages: It is good , but it is not her best ...the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune: Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries... Shakespeare, Julius Caesar IV, iii, 217 Agatha Christie is at her best while describing the English way of life....This is yet another early and interesting Hercule poirot mystery written by Agatha Christie.The story is set in a typical English village with all the humor and descriptions of everyday ... ...with a lot of promise with these opening paragraphs.. " In every club, there is a club bore, the Coronation club was no exception....Major Porter, Late Indian army rustled his newspaper and cleared his throat, and everyone avoided his eye, but no use..." Regardless ,he went on...." I see they've got the announcement of Gordon Cloade's death in the Times....married to a young widow, young enough to be his daughter, Mrs Undehay.As a matter of fact ... kiran8 04.12.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Taken at the Flood - Agatha Christie	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ... How does it compare to ...