Saturday, 24 April 2010

ACRC Carnival 2010 #4

Welcome to the April 23, 2010 edition of Agatha Christie monthly Blog Carnival.

Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time.
We have 14 contributions from 11 contributors.
Do visit the participating blogs 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 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. You can now join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge too, so just click on the link and sign up.

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.

11 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.

General

BooksPlease presents Agatha Christie – On Writing posted at BooksPlease, saying, "I was fascinated to find Agatha Christie's views on writing."

KerrieS found an article by Christine Kenneally posted at Slate Magazine titled Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks. - Why Agatha Christie's method was utterly deranged.

KerrieS presents THAT Railway Station posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Recently in my travels I came across the Orient Express Railway Station in Istanbul".

Melinda found this article: BBC News - Agatha Christie mystery gets 21st century debut saying, "An Agatha Christie play that hasn't been staged for more than three decades is being resurrected this week."

KerrieS presents 13 - Unlucky for Some? posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Agatha Christie published 3 books with 13 in the title."

Steve Holland presents Christie Cover Cavalcade: part 6 posted at Bear Alley, saying, "This episode celebrates the Christie cover art of Tom Adams".

Hercule Poirot


Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Agatha Christie: 13 At Dinner posted at Joyfully Retired. "We have suspects and motives but dead-ends everywhere we turn. Thank goodness we have Hercule Poirot’s clever little gray cells."

Sarah M. presents Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie: posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..."Of course you may wonder why I chose to read this book in March instead of waiting until next Christmas..."

Elizabeth presents One, Two, Buckle My Shoe posted at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "Miss Lemon is especially partial to Mother Goose rhymes that take a murderous turn -- which is exactly what happens in Agatha Christie's One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)."

Luke Forney presents The OLD Luke Reviews: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie posted at The OLD Luke Reviews, saying, "Kerrie suggested I might shoot over some of my Poirot reviews, so here is my first (I'm reading through all the Poirot books in order). To follow I will send my reviews of the second and third books. Thanks for the interest in Luke Reviews, and for keeping Agatha Christie reading alive and well! "

Bernadette presents Review: Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie posted at Reactions to Reading, saying, "Another fiendish plot from Ms Christie revealed by a superb narration from David Suchet."

Sarah M. presents Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "Appointment With Death was a fast read, which I finished in less than 24 hours. On it's face I liked it, but I can't say it was anywhere near Christie's best."

The Book Mole presents Sad Cypress posted at The Book Mole, saying, "A classic Agatha Christie whodunit featuring Hercule Poirot. Very enjoyable read indeed."

Updates

Theresa Dhondup presents Halfway Through and Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks posted at Reading Rules In The 21st Century, saying, "Last night I officially hit the halfway point of the reading list".

That concludes this edition.

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Tuesday, 23 March 2010

ACRC Carnival 2010 #3


Welcome to the March 23, 2010 edition of agatha christie monthly carnival.


Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time. 15 contributions from 11 contributors. Do visit the participating blogs 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 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. You can now join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge too, so just click on the link and sign up.

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.


11 Contributors - please see the posts below for exact URLS

General

KerrieS presents THE-AGATHA-CHRISTIE-READING-GROUP-GUIDE posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Some questions about MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and some general discussion questions that I came across."

BooksPlease presents Crime Fiction Alphabet W is for Why Didn?t They Ask Evans? posted at BooksPlease, saying, "'Why didn't they ask Evans?' is a dying man's cryptic question. Bobby and Frankie set out to discover who the man is and just what does Evans know - indeed who is Evans?."

Chris Well presents Agatha Christie meets Doctor Who posted at The Thrill of it All, saying, "In the 2008 episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp," the Doctor and friend Donna Noble travel back in time to meet Agatha Christie on the eve of her real-life unexplained disappearance in 1926. The episode is a clever mash-up of sci-fi and whodunit, loaded with references and allusions to Christie's works -- and is also very, very funny. (As the video clips demonstrate.)"

Belle Wong presents Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks posted at Ms. Bookish, saying, "I’ve read the first few chapters and it’s such a delight to see how she worked out her story ideas in her notebooks."







Hercule Poirot

gautami tripathy presents Recommend me: The Murder of Roger Ackryod by Agatha Christie (Graphic Novel) posted at everything distils into reading, saying, "It is Graphic Novel!"

Jeannie presents Thirteen At Dinner by Agatha Christie posted at PINE COTTAGE BOOKS, saying, "I never get tired of reading the works of Agatha Christie!"

Jennifer presents The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie posted at Reading with Tequila. "It is one of Poirot’s most challenging cases yet".

 Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Agatha Christie: Peril At End House posted at Joyfully Retired, saying, "This is book 13 in my challenge to read all of Christie’s books in order of their publication date. I also watched the movie version of this on dvd. It starred the wonderful David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Phillip Jackson as Inspector Japp, and Polly Walker as Nick Buckley. I’m also counting this as one of my Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge events."






Vanda Symon presents The Murder of Roger Ackroyd posted at Overkill, saying, "captivating and very clever story with plenty of twists and turns and red-herrings".

Miss Marple

Melinda presents A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie posted at BlackSheepBooks, saying, "a good, comfortable English murder, for all its being set in another country altogether"

Short Stories

KerrieS presents PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "This collection contains 12 of the 14 short stories that Agatha Christie wrote that featured Mr Parker Pyne. It introduced Miss Lemon and Ariadne Oliver who later featured in Hercule Poirot stories."
Elizabeth presents The Mysterious Mr. Quin posted at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "Always appearing unpredictably and in a dazzling spectrum of light, Mr. Harley Quin's essence is best summed up thus: he comes; he goes."

Tommy and Tuppence

Chris Well presents Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime posted at The Thrill of it All, saying, "In her 1929 book Partners in Crime, Christie takes the opportunity to poke fun at her fellow mystery writers, all of whom were well-known to the reading public of the 1920s. Here's a list of authors and detectives parodied ..."



Updates


KerrieS presents ACRC: Short Stories, Update #7 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "A record of my short story progress. How is yours going?"

KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 13 March 2010 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Every month I take stock of how far along my journey I am. Statistically speaking I'm 26% of the way! Years of reading to go. How is your journey going? Why not write a post for next month's carnival?"

That concludes this edition.

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Tuesday, 23 February 2010

ACRC Carnival 2010 - #2

A bumper edition of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival with 25 submissions by 20 bloggers.Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival.

Do visit the participating blogs 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 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. You can now join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge too, so just click on the link and sign up.

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.

20 Contributors - please see the posts below for exact URLS

General

Elizabeth presents AND THEN THERE WERE NONE posted at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "Just when you think, dear readers, that you know who's behind this inexorable string of murders, you'll be asked to think again."

Margot reviewed THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY posted at Joyfully Retired. saying, "Agatha Christie had the ability to make each character seem like various people I’ve met."

Sam presents 10 Little Plot Holes ? And Then There Were None Film Review posted at SAS - Review Combat, saying, "My review of the film from the 1940s - a fun adaptation that is available for free to stream."

BooksPlease reviews THE PALE HORSE posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Murder and magic make a lethal mix."

Hercule Poirot

Bernadette presents EVIL UNDER THE SUN posted at Reactions to Reading, saying, "Another audio book superbly narrated by David Suchet although this story is not quite as dramatic as some of my favourite Christie tales."

Bella presents THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN posted at A Bibliophile's Bookshelf. saying, "I’m so very besotted with the Queen of Crime. Her mystery novels are first class."

BooksPlease presents THE HOLLOW posted at BooksPlease, saying, "A country house mystery with promising clues that just peter out. One of my favourite AC books."

Jennifer presents HALLOWE'EN posted at Reading with Tequila saying, "Hercule Poirot aids mystery writer Ariadne Oliver in an investigation into the murder of a young girl-who may have witnessed a murder herself. But unmasking the killer proves more daunting than bobbing for apples."

HelenB presents "I have no patience with the modern neurotic girl..." posted at 52 Books A Year, saying, "One of the best of the Poirot mysteries: Christie has yet to become tired of her own creation, and Hastings is a terribly inconsistent yet charming narrator."

Kristy presents THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES (1916) posted at spacebeer, saying, "Agatha Christie's first novel, and our introduction to Poirot, doesn't disappoint."

Vanda reviewed THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD  at Overkill saying "a captivating and very clever story with plenty of twists and turns and red-herrings."

Sarah M. presents DEATH ON THE NILE posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "If you could only read one Agatha Christie novel this year I might be torn as to which one to recommend and yet in the end I think I'd suggest Death On the Nile. It's a worthwhile read so go find it in your library!"

Kathrin presents DEATH ON THE NILE (graphic novel) posted at Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic, saying, "a great adaptation, and I can't wait to get my hands on the other graphic novels in that series."

Nan presents THE MURDER ON THE LINKS posted at Letters from a Hill Farm saying, I so enjoyed being within the pages of this excellent mystery.

Miss Marple

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents MURDER AT THE VICARAGE posted at Joyfully Retired, saying, "Finally I meet Miss Jane Marple."

KerrieS found THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS (1932) posted at The Agatha Christie Reader, saying, "This blog is dedicated to reading and reviewing every Agatha Christie novel. It is a work in progress well worth visiting."

Jeannie presents SLEEPING MURDER posted at PINE COTTAGE BOOKS, saying, "I was excited to read this book as part of a Marple/Poirot/Holmes Challenge, more-so because I'm such a huge Agatha Christie fan."

Chris Well presents N is for NEMESIS posted at The Thrill of it All. saying, For Miss Jane Marple, it's the most baffling case of her career ..."

Mog presents THE MOVING FINGER posted at MOG'S BLOG, saying, "Good read."

Superintendent Battle

Bella presents THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY posted at A Bibliophile's Bookshelf saying, I really liked THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS and this one is kind of a sequel.

Tommy and Tuppence

Ryan Groff presents PARTNERS IN CRIME posted at Wordsmithonia. saying :With this collection of stories, Agatha Christie has once again proved to me why she is the biggest selling mystery author of all time."

Short Stories

Les Blatt presents Christie in Small Doses posted at Classic Mysteries, saying, "Brief comments about the best short stories featuring Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Mr. Harley Quin."

KerrieS presents THE HOUND OF DEATH posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "In this set of 12 short stories Agatha Christie explored the unexplainable."

Updates

KerrieS presents ACRC: Short Stories, Update #6 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "An update: How are your short stories coming along? I've read 70 out of an estimated 163 so far. Here is a list of the collections and stories to look for."

KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 12 February 2010 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "My count so far: 16 novels and 6 short story collections."

That concludes this edition.

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