ARCR Carnival #4

Welcome to the April 23, 2009 edition of Agatha Christie Monthly Carnival.

Many thanks to those who contributed links in this Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival. Do visit the participating blogs and leave comments if you have read the books. Welcome this month to some new participants.

Spread the word too about the existence of this blog and the monthly opportunity it offers to showcase reviews about Agatha Christie books.

If you'd like to be part of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, it is never too late to start. Check out the other postings on this blog and my main Agatha Christie Reading Challenge postings which will lead you to the lists of titles etc.

Read at your own pace, write a review on your blog, go to the Carnival collecting space and put in the URL, your details, and a comment about the post.

12 titles reviewed in this carnival:

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
THE BIG FOUR
THE MYSTERY ON THE BLUE TRAIN
THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
EVIL UNDER THE SUN
LORD EDGEWARE DIES
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY
THE MOVING FINGER
THE MIRROR CRACK'S FROM SIDE TO SIDE
MURDER ON THE LINKS

Participants

• The Viewspaper
• MYSTERIES in PARADISE
• Just A (Reading) Fool
• BooksPlease
• 52 Books A Year
• My Two Blessings
• A library is a hospital for the mind...
• The Shannon Experience
• from my bookshelf...
• zhen's tofu shop
• Joyfully Retired

General

KerrieS presents Reading Agatha Christie | Inside Story posted at Inside Story, saying, "Just below the surface is another, less orderly world, writes Dennis Altman"

Shiv Dravid presents Witness for Prosecution- A Review - The Viewspaper posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 18 April 2009 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "My progress in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge."

unfinishedperson presents Mini-reviews: 3 Poirot novels and another Superintendent Battle novel posted at Just A (Reading) Fool, saying, "I reviewed The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four, The Mystery On The Blue Train and The Seven Dials Mystery. Which did I like best? Read my mini-reviews to see."

KerrieS presents Did Agatha Christie have Alzheimer's? posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Research seems to indicate a loss of word power towards the end of Agatha Christie's life. But was it Alzheimers?"

Hercule Poirot

BooksPlease presents The Mysterious Affair at Styles posted at BooksPlease, saying, "At last I've read the very first Agatha Christie novel!"

HelenB presents Evil Under the Sun posted at 52 Books A Year, saying, "As a first-time reader of Christie, this book had me instantly hooked."

Robin McCormack presents Book Review # 44 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles posted at My Two Blessings, saying, "I thoroughly enjoyed the book, though I mistakenly read it from a different perspective. Interesting how one word changes everything."

Sarah M. presents Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "The 13th detective novel by the Queen of Crime. The seventh with Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and a special appearance by Japp."

Carrie presents Evil Under the Sun posted at The Shannon Experience. Carrie says " If you haven't read any Agatha Christie novels, this is a good one to start with."

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book Review: Murder on the Links posted at Joyfully Retired, saying "the NY Times called this one “A remarkably good detective story.” I’m happy to agree with the NY Times."

Miss Marple

David Edmonds presents The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie posted at from my bookshelf..., saying, "A fun little mystery. I discovered, after reading The Thirteen Problems not that long ago, that I really enjoy her novels more than her short stories."

ng kai-lee presents the moving finger- a christie psychological thriller? posted at zhen's tofu shop, saying, "not what i consider as one of her best works- its more like a short novel rather than a full crime fiction- Miss Marple's role is relatively small in this story".

BooksPlease presents The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Miss Marple unravels "a nice juicy murder".

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ARCR Carnival #3

Welcome to the March 23, 2009 edition of Agatha Christie Monthly Carnival.

Many thanks to those who contributed links in this Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival. Do visit the participating blogs and leave comments if you have read the books. Welcome this month to some new participants.

Spread the word too about the existence of this blog and the monthly opportunity it offers to showcase reviews about Agatha Christie books.

If you'd like to be part of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, it is never too late to start. Check out the other postings on this blog and my main Agatha Christie Reading Challenge postings which will lead you to the lists of titles etc.

Read at your own pace, write a review on your blog, go to the Carnival collecting space and put in the URL, your details, and a comment about the post.

9 titles reviewed in this carnival:

APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE
PERIL AT END HOUSE
SAD CYPRESS
THE SECRET ADVERSARY
THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY

The participants

• A library is a hospital for the mind
• MYSTERIES in PARADISE
• Melissa's Book Shelf
• zhen's tofu shop
• An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe)
• Joyfully Retired
• Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic

General

Sarah M. presents The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind, saying, "This was the first of many Christie novels to appear under more than one name depending on which country you purchased the book."

KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 13 March 2009 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "A list of the first 15 or so Agatha Christie novels and short story collections, showing how far I've progressed."

Hercule Poirot

KerrieS presents It's All in the Little Grey Cells - my interview with Monsieur Poirot posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "A book review with a difference."

Melissa Owens presents Mystery Mondays - Review: Sad Cypress posted at Melissa's Book Shelf, saying, "If you're looking for a relatively quick read and an engaging mystery, this is a good one to pick up!"

ng kai-lee presents a poirot case: peril at end house posted at zhen's tofu shop, saying" the good old CaptainHastings is back; and once again Poirot is thrown into an exciting new mystery, which is not very unlike the others in terms of the settings. beautiful women, money, drugs, and of course, murder."

Sarah M. presents Peril at End House by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind, saying, "A 4 star. A lesser known, but still really good read by Christie."

Melissa Owens presents Mystery Mondays: Review: Appointment With Death posted at Melissa's Bookshelf, saying "Once again, Christie has written a mystery with an ending I didn't see coming. This time, I can't decide if I think she left enough clues to lead to the culprit, however."

Miss Marple

Kathrin presents THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE posted at Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic, saying "Dame Agatha once again managed to create a suspenseful mystery and left quite a few questions open until the end."

Superintendent Battle

KerrieS presents THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY - Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Another mysterious death at Chimneys linked to treason and treachery."

unfinishedperson presents The Man in the Brown Suit/The Secret of Chimneys posted at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe), saying, "Between the two, I'd choose the latter because its lighter tone works for it better than the first two."

Tommy and Tuppence

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie posted at Joyfully Retired, saying "Over the years I’ve read many of Agatha Christie’s novels but this one was new to me. It was not what I expected to find."

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ACRC Carnival #2

Welcome to the February 23, 2009 edition of agatha christie monthly carnival.

Many thanks to those who contributed links in this the second Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival. Do visit the participating blogs and leave comments if you have read the books. Welcome this month to some new participants.

Spread the word too about the existence of this blog and the monthly opportunity it offers to showcase reviews about Agatha Christie books.

If you'd like to be part of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, it is never too late to start. Check out the other postings on this blog and my main Agatha Christie Reading Challenge postings which will lead you to the lists of titles etc.

Read at your own pace, write a review on your blog, go to the Carnival collecting space and put in the URL, your details, and a comment about the post.

14 titles reviewed in this carnival:

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
THE ABC MURDERS
THE BIG FOUR
THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
SAD CYPRESS
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES (twice!)
HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS
MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
MURDER ON THE LINKS
THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
THE SECRET ADVERSARY
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY
BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS

The participants

• from my bookshelf
• e-Justice Blog
• Masters in Criminal Justice
• Euro Crime
• What Kate's Reading
• MYSTERIES in PARADISE
• zhen's tofu shop
• An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe)
• My Two Blessings
• Joyfully Retired
• A library is a hospital for the mind
• JUST BOOKS
• BooksPlease

General

David Edmonds presents And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie posted at from my bookshelf.... He says that Christie's knack for misdirection is amazing.

Erika Collin presents Private Eye Reading: The Top 50 Detective Blogs posted at e-Justice Blog.

Sarah Scrafford presents 25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History posted at Masters in Criminal Justice.

Hercule Poirot

Karen M presents Evil Under the Sun - for the Wii posted at Euro Crime, saying, "Games for the Wii and PC."

Kate presents The ABC Murders posted at What Kate's Reading, saying, "A brief review of The ABC Murders, one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels."

KerrieS posting at MYSTERIES in PARADISE presents

• THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie posted at saying, "Not so much a novel as a series of connected short stories"
• THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN saying, "This has stood the test of time very well."

ng kai-lee posting at zhen's tofu shop presents

• murder most foul: a review of agatha christie's "the murder of roger ackroyd" saying, "quite an entertaining read. Not what I would call the "best crime fiction in history" but dr.sheppard is a very likable character"
• and in sad cypress let me be laid posted at saying "one of my personal favourites of christie’s whodunits of all time."

unfinishedperson posting at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe) presents

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles saying, "The first Poirot and not a disappointment."
• Murder on The Links saying "After going astray with her first Tommy and Tuppence, Dame Christie gets back on track with this Hercule Poirot novel."

Robin McCormack presents Hercule Poirot's Christmas posted at My Two Blessings.

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents The Mysterious Affair at Styles posted at Joyfully Retired.

Miss Marple

Sarah M. presents Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "First Miss Marple mystery. Rated a 3.5 out of 5."

Sherrie presents SATURDAY REVIEW posted at JUST BOOKS, saying about THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, "Hi! Great book! Typical Miss Marple!"

Superintendent Battle

Sarah M. presents The Seven Dials Mystery posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "A sequel of sorts to an earlier mystery, The Secret of Chimneys. Rated a 4 out of 5 stars."

Tommy and Tuppence

unfinishedperson presents The Secret Adversary posted at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe), saying, "Not as good as her first book, but still worth borrowing from the library. Hopefully this series with Tommy and Tuppence gets better than this."

BooksPlease presents An Ordinary Couple? posted at BooksPlease, talks about BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS saying, "Tuppence is obsessed with finding Mrs. Lancaster and the mysterious house by the canal."

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ACRC Carnival #1

Many thanks to those who contributed links in this the first Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival. Do visit the blog links and leave comments if you have read the books.
Spread the word too about the existence of this blog and the monthly opportunity it offers to showcase your reviews about Agatha Christie books.

If you'd like to be part of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, it is not too late to start. Check out the other postings on this blog and my main Agatha Christie Reading Challenge postings which will lead you to the lists of titles etc.

Read at your own pace, write a review on your blog, go to the Carnival collecting space and putting in the URL, your details, and a comment about the post.

General

Bella Foxx presents Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie posted at Bella is reading . . ..

KerrieS at MYSTERIES in PARADISE presents

• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge - setting up saying, "This posting explains how the ARCR was originally set up"

• ACRC: #2, THE SECRET ADVERSARY, Agatha Christie saying, "This novel introduced Tommy and Tuppence, demobbed after the Great war, and at a loose end."

• Read an Agatha Christie in under an hour saying, "The relationship of the graphic novels to the real thing."

• ACRC#4: THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT, Agatha Christie "This is Agatha Christie's 4th novel, and as she did in the first 3, you can see her experimenting with a different style of murder mystery."

• ACRC#5, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS, Agatha Christie "An attempt to write a murder mystery based on political intrigue and including a romance."

• ACRC Update - 6 January 2009 saying, "How I'm doing so far in my reading of the novels."

BooksPlease presents BooksPlease » Blog Archive » August’s Books Part One posted at BooksPlease, saying, "The post includes my thoughts about "The Crooked House", which Agatha Christie described as "one of my best". Although it was easy to guess the murderer's identity I enjoyed the book and found it a satisfying read."

Hercule Poirot

Grad presents To Read Or Not To Read - That Is The Question posted at The Curious Reader.

KerrieS at MYSTERIES in PARADISE presents

• ACRC: #1, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Agatha Christie's first novel saw the debut appearance of Hercule Poirot retired Belgian detective now living in England."

• ACRC: #3, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "The second Poirot novel. We get a really good idea of what he looks like."

• ACRC#6: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Hercule Poirot, retired Belgian detective, has recently taken up a rental cottage in the village and is devoting his time and little grey cells to country pursuits such as growing marrows. He imagines that people don't really know who he is but his reputation has preceded him. When Roger Ackroyd is murdered in what appears to be a classic locked room mystery, Poirot jumps at the invitation to come out of retirement to participate in the investigation."

Kate presents What Kate's Reading: Evil Under The Sun: Agatha Christie posted at What Kate's Reading, saying, "A brief review of Evil Under The Sun"

Sue Fitzpatrick presents Book Review - Murder in Mesopotamia posted at Books, Books, the Magical Fruit.

Irish at Ticket to Anywhere presents

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

• Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie .

• After the Funeral by Agatha Christie

whitelady3 at My little corner..., presents

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles saying, "The first book I ever read by Agatha Christie and re-read it again. Still, she tricked me. O_o"

• The A.B.C. Murders saying, "Not one of my favourites."

Judy at Intergalactic Bookworm presents Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie----Anything Agatha and Paperback Challenge

Miss Marple

whitelady3 presents My little corner... - A Caribbean Mystery posted at My little corner..., saying, "Interesting premise, enjoyed it even though I like Poirot better than Miss Marple."

Short Stories

KerrieS at MYSTERIES in PARADISE presents

• ACRC: The Short Stories saying, "If you are thinking of reading the short stories, here is a list of titles to look for."

• PROBLEM AT POLLENSA BAY and other stories, Agatha Christie saying, "A collection of 8 short stories published in 1991. Three of these stories are the result of Agatha Christie exploring the theme of romance, and really must have been a disappointment to her growing audience of crime fiction readers. Two of them feature Hercule Poirot, two Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Harley Quin, and two Mr Parker Pyne."

• POIROT INVESTIGATES, Agatha Christie saying, "11 short stories published in 1924 that all featured Hercule Poirot."

• ACRC: Short Stories, Update #2 saying, "My progress in the short stories."

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