Tuesday, 20 December 2011

ACRC Carnival 2011 #10 - December 20, 2011

This is the 2011 Christmas edition of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival.
Many thanks to today's contributors and seasons greetings to all participants and readers.

Many thanks to the 10 contributors who have provided 23 blog posts and discoveries for you to visit.
    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. 
Today's 10 Contributors - please see the items in the main part of the newsletter for exact URLS of their posts.

General


Marie presents The Man in the Brown Suit posted at I ♥ reading. "I really enjoyed this Agatha Christie murder mystery; it isn't as formula driven as the other Christie books I've read to date. I'm actually starting to wonder if there's an Agatha Christie novel out there that I won't enjoy."

ng kai-lee presents A Little Romance from Christie posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "A collection of the memorable couples in Christie's whodunits. Yes, we all know she likes to play matchmaker!"


Cheryl Lyda presents Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom posted at Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom, saying, "Here's what Christie (through Hercule Poirot) had to say about holiday stress:
“Families who have been separated throughout the year assemble once more together…. There will occur a great amount of strain. People who do not feel amiable are putting great pressure on themselves to appear amiable! There is at Christmas time a great deal of hypocrisy...Under these conditions...it is highly probably that dislikes that were before merely mild, and disagreements that were trivial, might suddenly assume a more serious character. The result of pretending to be a more amiable, a more forgiving, a more high-minded person than one really is, has sooner or later the effect of causing one to behave as a more disagreeable, a more ruthless and an altogether more unpleasant person than is actually the case! If you dam the stream of natural behaviour, mon ami, sooner or later the dam bursts and a cataclysm occurs!”
[Find the source for this and more quotes on this website.]"

Rishi Arora presents Endless Night by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "The Mystery does not start till the final part of the book which is last 70 odd pages. But I think the author was not trying to write a simple detective book. She wanted to do something different she wanted to create an atmosphere so strong that when you read the final pages of the book it hits you so hard that it gives you Goosebumps."

KerrieS presents Christie at Christmas posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "I focus on just four Christmas related Christie stories. Do you have a favourite?"

Sarah Ahmad presents Crooked House posted at The Book Nook. "In Crooked House, Agatha Christie confronts the issue of heredity and the resulting "kinks" in people. "

Hercule Poirot


Rishi Arora presents Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "Although Christmas is a time for merriment and benevolence. but for mystery lovers the combination of Agatha Christie, Poirot, a bloody murder and a crackling mystery is truly Christmas."

KerrieS presents Poirot will be back on TV! posted at Agatha Christie site, saying, "5 new Poirot films to be created for ITV. This will complete 70 films for David Suchet over 22 years."

Marie presents The Mysterious Affair at Styles posted at I ♥ reading. "I enjoyed reading this novel, despite my lukewarm feeling towards the narrator, Mr.Hastings. "

KerrieS presents Review: THE UNDER DOG, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "I have a soft spot for Agatha Christie's short stories. These, in particular, flesh out the character of Hercule Poirot, highlighting characteristics that will be later focussed on in longer novels: his care of his appearance, his interest in the "psychological", his weakness for beautiful young women (although most of them don't respond in any emotional sense), his liking for the final denouement in which he assembles the characters and gives his verdict, Christie's little word pictures of a social structure that was really dealt a death blow by the the Great War, and much more,"

Marie presents The Murder on the Links posted at I ♥ reading. "Captain Hastings is the perfect side kick to Poirot's brilliant mind."

Sarah Ahmad presents The Clocks posted at The Book Nook. "The Clocks by Agatha Christie has a huge cast that is just 'mentioned'. What I mean is that a lot of known characters from various novels are mentioned in this novel. "

Becky Laney presents Hercule Poirot's Christmas posted at Becky's Book Reviews, saying, "My review of Hercule Poirot's Christmas."

Ryan Groff presents Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie posted at Wordsmithonia. "Agatha Christie ... can spin a story on the end of a needle, throwing red herrings and clues with equal aplomb. She is the perfect author and I adore her for it."

Miss Marple


KerrieS presents Miss Marple back on TV! posted at Agatha Christie site, saying, "3 new Miss Marple films to be shot in 2012."

Superintendent Battle


courtney presents too many books, too little time: shorties. posted at larking., saying, "A brief review of The Secret of Chimneys, one of the few Christie titles I can't seem to love."

Marie presents The Secret of Chimneys posted at I ♥ reading. "All of Agatha Christie's trademark plot twists and devices are present in this novel: the setting is a large country estate; there's a clever, witty and beautiful woman at the centre of the mystery; a protagonist with a mysterious past; and lastly, a large serving of political intrigue."

Tommy & Tuppence


Yvette presents Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence: PARTNERS IN CRIME posted at in so many words..., saying, "Tommy and Tuppence Beresford star in the 1983 TV series featuring James Warwick as Tommy Beresford and the glorious Francesca Annis as his wife Tuppence".

Marie presents The Secret Adversary posted at I ♥ reading. "Young Adventurers Tommy and Tuppence are super cute and lots of fun. I really hope Dame Christie has a few more novels about this young couple."

Discoveries


Flash Quiz - Agatha Christie by the Numbers posted at Fun Trivia, saying, "A tricky quiz that stump even the best among us"

KerrieS presents AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS Edited by John Curran posted at George Kelley, saying, "Should you buy this book? George Kelley thinks so. See why."

Updates


KerrieS presents ACRC Update - final for 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "My journey is going well. Just over half way now. I've changed the way my records work on my blog."

Sarah Ahmad presents Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival posted at The Book Nook. "19 books read this year".

Discoveries


How well do you know Agatha Christie? posted at Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk, saying, "Another quiz to try."

Agatha Christie Quiz posted at All the Tests Quiz, saying, "even more quizzes!"

A tricky Agatha Christie numbers quiz http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=343684

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Thursday, 24 November 2011

ACRC Carnival 2011 #9 - November 24, 2011

Welcome to the November 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.
Many thanks to the 16 contributors who have provided 27 blog posts for you to visit.
    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. 
Today's 16 Contributors - please see the items in the main part of the newsletter for exact URLS of their posts.

General


Yvette presents MORE Vintage Agatha Christie Covers posted at in so many words....

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents An Award Winning Nonfiction Book posted at Quirky Girls Read, saying, "I write about award winning books for Quirky Girls Read. I reviewed Agatha Christie's Secret Notebook which won the Macavity Award."

Janet Rudolph presents John Curran on Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making posted at Mystery Fanfare, saying, "An interview with John Curran, author of Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks, about his second book."

Cheryl Lyda presents Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom posted at Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom, saying, "This site contains over 300 quotes covering 100 subjects that Agatha Christie commented on in her books. Click on any one of the subjects in the List of Subjects (below left) to read what Christie wrote about that topic. Full bibliographic information is included: book title, chapter or story, publication date, and the source character (or Christie as the omniscient narrator)."

Margaret presents The Bookhound: Come, Tell Me How You Live posted at The Bookhound, saying, "Agatha Christie's autobiographical work "Come tell me how you live" about her time spent on archaeological digs in the Near East is a real joy to read. And for Christie fans gives added insight to works such as Murder in Mesopotamia and Death comes as the end."

Sarah Ahmad presents Agatha Christie's Sleuth Directory posted at The Book Nook, saying, "A list of Christie's most famous characters and detectives."

Rishi Arora presents And then there were none by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "and then there were none written by the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie is perhaps the most famous murder mystery of all time and has been adapted several times on the big screen, does Gumnam(1965) ring a bell? It’s sold over 100 million copies making it the world’s best selling mystery ever and one of the bestselling books of all time. The first of several Christie stories based on nursery rhymes, this deals out ten mysterious murders, and none was more satisfactory at the conclusion of this cryptic puzzle. This book stars no Hercule Poirot and no Jane Marple, it belongs to no series."

BooksPlease presents They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie: a Book Review posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Victoria Jones saves the day in this story of international espionage and conspiracy."

Patrick presents A Rant Against the Word "Cozy" posted at At the Scene of the Crime, saying, "A rant focusing on Agatha Christie but pointing out the limitations of the word "cozy" and the misconceptions it perpetuates about the mystery genre in general."

Hercule Poirot


ng kai-lee presents The Clocks posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-.

Nan presents Three-Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

Rishi Arora presents The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "Poirot has retired for the 100th time and is settled down in an obscure little town where he dreams of growing marrows and smoking his peculiar small cigarettes, but crime follows the Belgian Detective even if he does not go looking for it."

courtney presents reminiscing on my first time. (aka Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie) posted at larking., saying, "A review of Thirteen at Dinner/Lord Edgware Dies, plus a reflection back on my first encounter with Agatha Christie through this novel 17 years ago."

Bella presents Review: Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie posted at Cozy Mystery Book Reviews.

Margot Kinberg presents In The Spotlight: Agatha Christie's Hallowe'en Party posted at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist....

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book Review: Dumb Witness posted at Joyfully Retired.

Rishi Arora presents Peril at end house by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "Poirot and Hastings are enjoying there vacation on the Cornish Rivera. Very soon they meet the beautiful and lively Nick. Nick is leading a charmed life she has had several very close encounters with death. A large painting fell over her bed while she was sleeping, a large boulder came tumbling down where she was bathing, the brakes of her car failed when she was going out and now Poirot discovers a hole in her hat and a bullet shell. The infallible Poirot and his faithful Watson Hastings offer to protect mademoiselle Nick."

Becky (Page Turners) presents Page Turners: Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Christie's first novel) posted at Page Turners.

Miss Marple


Sarah Ahmad presents The Moving Finger posted at The Book Nook, saying, "The inhabitants of Lymstock, the setting for this novel, are gentle, simple people, and the humor with which Jerry and Joanna receive their comments made me laugh!"

Rishi Arora presents The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "The Bantry's wake up to an unexpected visitor in their house. The servants have found the dead body of a platinum blonde in the Library, The Bantry's say they do not know who the girl is or how she got inside the house, but that denial by the Bantry's is no consolation to the wagging tongues of the villagers who accuse and start incriminating Colonel Bantry. Mrs Bantry realizes this fact and calls in the cavalry AKA the old St Mary Mead sleuth herself Miss Marple."

KerrieS presents Review: THE MOVING FINGER posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Miss Marple makes such a late appearance in this one, you almost wonder why she does. Except of course she comes up with the right answer whereas others don't."

Sarah Ahmad presents Some Miss Marple posted at The Book Nook, saying, "Two of Miss Marple's best mysteries."

Short Stories


Sarah Ahmad presents The Mysterious Mr. Quin posted at The Book Nook, saying, "The most eerie collection of short stories with the intriguing character, Mr. Quin."

Nan presents Short Stories on Wednesdays - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

Discoveries


ITV to broadcast new episodes featuring Christie’s Poirot and Marple - National Mystery Series | Examiner.com posted at Examiner, saying, "8 new stories on television in the UK in 2012."

Updates


BooksPlease presents Agatha Christie Reading Challenge – Update posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Making slow but steady progress."

KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 21 November 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "My calculation is that I'm about half-way on my journey."

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Monday, 24 October 2011

ACRC Carnival 2011 #8 - October 24, 2011

Welcome to the October 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.
Many thanks to the 16 contributors who have provided 31 blog posts for you to visit.
    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. 
Today's 16 Contributors - please see the items in the main part of the newsletter for exact URLS of their posts.
Late addition: Margot Kinberg's "In the Spotlight" Agatha Christie's HALLOWEEN PARTY

    General


    Our tributes on Agatha Christie's birthday - September 15. posted at Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival
    Last month we celebrated the 121st anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth. There were 12 tributes.

    Yvette presents Tuesday's Overlooked Films: Double Feature. THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY and WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? posted at in so many words....

    che presents The Scoop and Behind the Screen by Agatha Christie and other Distinguished Members of the London Detection Club. posted at From Kafka To Kindergarten, saying, "Two collaborative mysteries by masters of the art."

    KerrieS presents Pera Palace Hotel, Instanbul posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Visit room 411 where Agatha Christie is thought to have written MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS."

    Michelle Miller presents Novel Glimpses (6)--The Book Thief, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Ordeal By Innocence posted at The True Book Addict.

    Rishi Arora presents The Crooked House by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "Agatha Christie calls The Crooked house as her one of her personal favorites and a book that she really enjoyed writing, first published in 1949 The Crooked House is part of the non series books by Agatha Christie which means there is no popular fictional detective like Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot in this one."

    Norman Price presents ENDLESS NIGHT: AGATHA CHRISTIE posted at CRIME SCRAPS REVIEW, saying, "A dark psychological tale from 1967."

    sarah presents They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "I was definitely surprised with this novel. In my opinion it's a definite winner and a top favorite for me. I highly recommend it to those readers who are looking for a variant from the typical English countryside murder mystery or those who love a good spy tale."

    Sarah Ahmad presents Ordeal By Innocence posted at The Book Nook.

    Hercule Poirot


    Rishi Arora presents One Two buckle my shoe by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "Reading about the infallible Poirot getting scared of the dentist's chair and then taking advise from a retired home officer should be worthy enough to warrant a read. Throw in there a triple murder and political intrigue and this one goes off the charts"

    ng kai-lee presents Agatha Christie?s Poirot series posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "Poirot's various movie adaptations!"

    Joanne presents The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie posted at Seagreen Reader.

    Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Agatha Christie: Cards On the Table posted at Joyfully Retired.

    ng kai-lee presents Agatha Christie's Poirot series, Part two posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "Features the lesser-known titles in her short story collection"

    ng kai-lee presents Poirot series, Part three posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "Featuring Yellow Iris, which is subsequently developed into the full-length novel Sparkling Cyanide. Also included is The Cornish Mystery from Poirot's Early Cases."

    Nan presents Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

    Karen M presents Review: The Capture of Cerberus & The Incident of the Dog's Ball by Agatha Christie read by David Suchet posted at Euro Crime, saying, "Two rediscovered short stories."

    Nan presents Murder In Mesopotamia posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

    Nan presents Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

    Sarah Ahmad presents The Mystery of the Blue Train posted at The Book Nook.

    Sarah Ahmad presents Cards on the Table posted at The Book Nook.

    Sarah Ahmad presents Murder on the Orient Express posted at The Book Nook.

    KerrieS presents Curtain and Take My Breath Away posted at 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?', saying, "In a late contribution to the birthday celebrations, author Martin Edwards talks about Agatha Christie's last Hercule Poirot novel, CURTAIN and how it influenced his own writing."

    BooksPlease presents Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie: a Book Review posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Poirot solves 'a very slick crime' that was perfectly planned and timed."

    Nan presents Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.

    Becky Laney presents A Murder on the Links posted at Becky's Book Reviews, saying, "I just loved this Hercule Poirot mystery!"

    BooksPlease presents BooksPlease » Blog Archive » Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie: a Book Review posted at BooksPlease, saying, "In Taken at the Flood Poirot is initially baffled - the case is all wrong - none of it is the right shape!"

    Tommy and Tuppence


    Joanne presents The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie posted at Seagreen Reader.

    KerrieS presents Review: N or M? Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "World War II is the perfect opportunity for Christie to add to the Tommy & Tuppence series (and you may want to reflect whether they would have made another appearance without the war) but now Christie is a well established and successful novelist with 30 novels to her credit, so she doesn't wait for the war to end, but publishes N or M? while the issues it reflects are still topical.
    Once you recognise that, you realise that Christie is reflecting a lot of contemporary thinking. It certainly must have made the average English reader look carefully at those around him. It is a very patriotic novel."

    Short Stories


    Camille LaGuire presents Short Fiction Recommendations: Agatha Christie posted at The Daring Novelist, saying, "Part of a larger series of recommendations of great short stories, for writers who have never read much short fiction."

    Updates


    KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 21 October 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "My calculation is that I am just on half way on my journey. I've read 44 out of an estimated 87 titles."

    That concludes this edition.

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    Thursday, 15 September 2011

    Celebrate Agatha's birthday with us - September 15


    This is the doodle that Google produced for Agatha Christie's birthday in 2010, celebrating 120 years.
    Today we invite you to join us in celebrating her 121st birthday. It's easy.
    • write a post on your blog in celebrating Agatha Christie's 121st birthday in whatever way you wish.
    • Put in a link to this blog post and advertise the event.
    • Come back here and add your name and the URL of your blog post in the Mr Linky below.
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    Wednesday, 24 August 2011

    ACRC Carnival 2011 #7 - August 24, 2011

    Welcome to the August 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.
    Many thanks to the 13 contributors who have provided 20 blog posts for you to visit.
      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. 
      Please see the note at the bottom of this post about the Birthday Celebrations on September 15. This will replace our September Blog Carnival.
    Today's 13 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.

    General


    Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations posted at 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?', "Martin Edwards talks about how much Agatha Christie relied on real life cases"

    Agatha Christie Route - Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) posted at The Game's Afoot. This visits the places that Agatha Christie frequented during her visit in 1927.

    che presents Agatha Christie Graphic Novels: Ordeal by Innocence (graphic-novelised by Chandre) posted at From Kafka To Kindergarten, saying, "Ordeal by Innocence as a graphic novel."

    Agatha Christie Festival 11-18 September posted at CRIME SCRAPS REVIEW, "One of the English Riviera’s major events of the year, the Agatha Christie Festival is next month, and one event is already fully booked."

    Hercule Poirot


    Joanne presents The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie posted at Seagreen Reader. "It is a troubling case for Poirot and he seems puzzled by it. The timings don't make sense, and the strongest suspects have the tightest alibis"

    Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book Review: Murder In Mesopotamia posted at Joyfully Retired, saying, "I liked the connection between Agatha Christie's experience on an archeologica dig and the setting for the book."

    Nan presents Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm. Such a good little mystery.

    Nan presents The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm.
    This book has a very modern feel to it. There appears to be a serial killer on the loose who is killing random people in random places based solely on the alphabet, in alphabetical order. And the killer sends a letter to Hercule Poirot before each murder occurs.

    BooksPlease presents Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie: a Book Review posted at BooksPlease, saying, "An old lady has died, apparently from natural causes. What part in her death did her beloved dog, Bob, play?"

    Elizabeth presents Evil Under the Sun posted at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "A fetching stage actress; a husband with a wandering eye; a jealous wife; a self-made millionaire with a shady past; a remote island off Leathercombe bay -- all of these elements plus the arrival of M. Hercule Poirot make the perfect setting for Evil Under the Sun."

    KerrieS presents Review: EVIL UNDER THE SUN, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Is EVIL UNDER THE SUN the perfect holiday read? Or will it make you look askance as your fellow holiday makers? Is there really evil wherever you go, even in idyllic settings like The Jolly Roger Hotel?"

    KerrieS presents Crime Fiction on a EuroPass: Belgium: Hercule Poirot posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "A post I wrote for another meme, but very applicable here. Gives a bit of back history of Poirot and points to where you can find more."

    Tommy and Tuppence


    stacybuckeye presents The Secret Adversary, by Agatha Christie « Stacy's Books posted at Stacy's Books, saying, "My second Christie read and I loved it."

    Miss Marple


    Becky Laney presents They Do It With Mirrors posted at Becky's Book Reviews, saying, "I enjoy Miss Marple. I do. There is just something satisfying about reading Agatha Christie. While They Do It With Murders isn't my new favorite or anything, it is an enjoyable mystery. Not perfect. But definitely enjoyable enough to recommend."

    Rishi Arora presents A pocket full of Rye by Agatha Christie posted at Classic Mystery Hunt, saying, "This is the third book that I have read in the Miss Marple series and my interest in the series has only increased."

    Discoveries


    Agatha Christie's surfing secret revealed posted at Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk, "Research by Pete Robinson, founder of the Devon-based Museum of British Surfing, suggests Christie and her first husband, Archie, may been among the first Britons to learn how to surf standing up."

    Telegram sent by Noel Coward to Agatha Christie congratulating her on The Mousetrap found down the back of old bureau | Mail Online posted at News | Mail Online, "A telegram from playwright Noel Coward and a bill for 'ladies' delicates' sent to author Agatha Christie more than half a century ago have been discovered - in the back of an old bureau.

    Agatha Christie's 'Crooked House' is headed for the Big Screen With Julie Andrews, Gemma Arterton & More posted at BroadwayWorld, saying, "Agatha Christie, the author whose novels and short stories have found their place on hit television shows and movies worldwide, penned Crooked House in 1949. To date, it remains one of Christie's works that has yet to appear on screen."

    Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) - The queen of crime appears in Iran's bookshelves posted at IBNA - Last topics, saying, "During the past 6 months Iran has released 9 translations of Agatha Christie's works including "Five little pigs", "A Caribbean mystery", "The mystery of the blue train", "At Bertram's Hotel", "Taken at the flood", "‎Passenger to Frankfort", "‎They came to Baghdad", "Murder on the links" and "Sad cypress"."

    Updates


    KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 20 August 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "I've read now 30 books and 11 collections of short stories. Still seems a long way to go."

    Birthday Celebrations




    In 2010 we celebrated the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birthday on September 15 with a month long blog tour.

    This year's celebrations will be a bit lower key and will give participants the opportunity to put a celebratory post up on their own blog, and then link to it here through a special post on September 15.

    It will use a Mr Linky. We have been collecting participants here so if you would like to indicate that you will participate just add the name of your blog and the URL, and then mark the date down in your diary.

    On September 15 you will put up your special birthday post and then return to this blog to add it to the Mr Linky for that day.

    Your assistance in advertising the event will be very much appreciated and we look forward to your celebratory post.

    That concludes this edition.

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    Wednesday, 27 July 2011

    Plans to celebrate Agatha Christie's birthday



    In 2010 we celebrated the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birthday on September 15 with a month long blog tour.

    This year's celebrations will be a bit lower key and will give participants the opportunity to put a celebratory post up on their own blog, and then link to it here through a special post on September 15.

    It will use a Mr Linky similar to the one below, so if you would like to indicate that you will participate just add the name of your blog and the URL, and then mark the date down in your diary.

    On September 15 you will put up your special birthday post and then return to this blog to add it to the Mr Linky for that day.

    Your assistance in advertising the event will be very much appreciated.
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    Monday, 25 July 2011

    ACRC Carnival 2011 #6 - July 24, 2011

    Welcome to the July 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.
    Many thanks to the 10 contributors who have provided 16 blog posts for you to visit.

      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. 
    Today's 10 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.

    General


    Elizabeth presents Endless Night posted at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "One of darker novels, Endless Night features neither Poirot nor Miss Marple, but is a masterpiece all the same."

    Roberta Rood presents Torquay, Greenway, and Agatha Christie posted at Books to the Ceiling, saying, "I thought this might be a nice travel article for the blog."

    Hercule Poirot


    Yvette presents Clothes Make the Man posted at in so many words.... Three representations of Hercule Poirot. Which do you like best?

    Jo D'Arcy presents Five Little Pigs Agatha Christie posted at The Book Jotter, saying, "This in my opinion is on the best Agatha Christie novels for its plot and structure. Using the idea of a nursery rhyme Christie has Hercule Poirot embark on revealing the truth about a murder that was committed 16 years earlier."

    Becky Laney presents Elephants Can Remember posted at Becky's Book Reviews. I enjoyed this one. I did. I don't know that it is my favorite Agatha Christie, but it is a good read.

    BooksPlease presents Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Poirot sits back and thinks out the truth - which of the passengers on the Orient Express killed Ratchett?"

    KerrieS presents ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Hercule Poirot (and his good friend Inspector Japp) become involved in this investigation because Poirot has a 6-monthly checkup with the dentist Morley only hours before he dies. Morley's death appears to have the hallmarks of suicide but Poirot is puzzled how someone contemplating suicide could have appeared so "normal"."

    Miss Marple


    Shirley presents Book Review: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie posted at My Bookshelf. "This was a re-read for me, perhaps the third or fourth time over, and still I found myself immersed in the plot, caught up in the nuances of the world Agatha Christie creates. That is an indication of an undying classic: a book that the reader cherishes and turns to time and again and still finds intrinsic value in the written word therein.

    By the way, would you look at this cover? I absolutely love it."

    Jo D'Arcy presents Miss Marple Short Stories posted at The Book Jotter, saying, "A list with some comments and thoughts on the odd one or two. A reference post as much as anything."

    Becky Laney presents NEMESIS posted at Becky's Book Reviews, saying, "I enjoyed this one. I wouldn't say it is my favorite Miss Marple mystery. But I'm very glad my library got a copy of this one! (And very happy that HarperCollins has recently published such lovely editions of the Miss Marple mysteries.) If you don't mind a couple of small spoilers, I have something to discuss at the end of this post. "

    Tommy and Tuppence


    Shirley presents Book Review: Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie posted at My Bookshelf. How I enjoy Tommy and Tuppence as the retired sleuths/detectives in this, the last book ever written by Agatha Christie; though it should be noted it was not the last of Agatha Christie's to be published.

    Short Stories


    che presents Miss Marple’s Final Cases by Agatha Christie. posted at From Kafka To Kindergarten. "The name of this book is a bit misleading, firstly because these cases actually occur somewhere in the middle of Marple’s detective career and secondly because two of the short stories in the book do not feature Miss Marple at all."

    Jose Ignacio presents Accident by Agatha Christie posted at The Game's Afoot. "This short story is an absolute gem of detective fiction, another proof of Agatha Christie’s genius. It will sure make the delights of everyone, whether or not true fans of the gender. "

    Discoveries


    KerrieS discovered New official website developed to promote the works of Agatha Christie posted at THE DRUM - Advertising, Design, Media, Marketing, Digital, PR - News, Information & Jobs, saying, "The "new" site allows fans to plot their own locations of where each of Christie’s plots took place all around the world, through ‘Christie Maps’, allowing users to pick a book and see significant locations mentioned within."

    KerrieS presents MISS MARPLE MAY APPEAR 5 posted at CRIME SCRAPS REVIEW, saying, "This blogger is featuring some photos of English countryside and houses under the title of "Miss Marple May Appear""

    Updates


    KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 20 July 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "I am on track with a book a month, so I'm approaching half way in my journey."

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    Friday, 24 June 2011

    ACRC Carnival 2011 #5 - June 24, 2011

    Welcome to the June 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.
    We had a break in May while I was travelling and so this truly is a bumper edition with a number of new contributors. Many thanks to the 16 contributors who have provided 22 blog posts for you to visit.
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    Today's 16 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.

    General


    Sarah presents Toffee - The Clocks posted at Cooking Through Christie, saying, "We're cooking, drinking and blogging our way through all the Agatha Christie novels! This time I made toffee from the novel, The Clocks."

    Yvette presents Agatha Christie Vintage Covers: You know you love them. posted at in so many words....

    sarah presents Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "Because of its setting Death Comes As the End is a unique novel amongst Agatha Christie's canon. It is the only historical mystery novel that Agatha Christie ever wrote and it's creation only came about as a result of Dame Agatha's personal passion for archeology (her second husband, Max Mallowan was an archeologist) and thanks to a very persuasive friend who encouraged her to take up the challenge of writing a murder mystery set in 4,000 B.C. Egypt."

    sarah presents Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "A classic Christie mystery that appeared first in the form of a Hercule Poirot short story, but was later re-written to remove Poirot and change up the end."

    ng kai-lee presents And Then There Were None: From the novel to the films, to the game posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "A comparison of the novel, the films, and the game for "And Then There Were None"."

    Yvette presents I'll Take Vintage: Great Agatha Covers posted at in so many words....

    Cheryl Lyda presents Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom posted at Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom, saying, "New quotes have been added to "Agatha Christie's Wit & Wisdom." Over 300 quotes on 100 topics Christie commented on in her books. Search by subject. Full bibliographic information included with each quote."

    Jason Lott presents Agatha Christie's secret notebooks posted at Footnotes, saying, "A brief review of John Curran's book."

    Hercule Poirot


    sarah presents The Hollow by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "The Hollow holds true to the traditional Christie "who-dunit" mystery with the murder set in the heart of the English countryside, a house party, and a shocking murder. The story plot itself is a twisting puzzle complete with a red herring or two and plenty of interesting characters..."

    Margot Kinberg presents Poirot Loses a Client posted at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist..... Poirot Loses a Client is a solid mystery in the classic English village setting, with interesting characters and Christie’s trademark twists and “red herrings.” But what’s your view? Have you read Poirot Loses a Client? If you have, what elements do you see in it?

    Jj presents The Big Four posted at citivolus sus, saying, "Still reading Ms. Christie in order. And the Big Four was, well, it reminded me of the Secret Adversary, which is not a bad thing."

    Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders posted at Joyfully Retired.

    ng kai-lee presents Celebrating my eight-year love for Poirot and Christie posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "A review of three Poirot books that I read in this month"

    KerrieS presents Review: SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "This was an unusual case because on the face of it the charges of murder against Elinor Carlisle were supported by irrefutable evidence. Hercule Poirot is brought into the case by one of the witnesses for the prosecution."

    Superintendent Battle


    BooksPlease presents Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie: Book Review posted at BooksPlease, saying, "This has stood the test of time very well. It’s another one of Agatha Christie’s easily read crime mysteries, with plenty of plot twists and unexpected revelations."

    Miss Marple


    gautami tripathy presents The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie posted at everything distils into reading, saying, "...entertaining reading..."

    Tommy and Tuppence


    Shirley presents Book Review: Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie posted at My Bookshelf.

    Updates


    KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 20 June 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Still on track with my reading. Nearly 40% finished"

    unfinishedperson presents Of Dame Agatha, Maximus Decimus Meridius, and oh, Father's Day (TSS) posted at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe), saying, "After a long hiatus, I'm back to the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge. Why did I leave? Why am I back? See here."

    BooksPlease presents Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Update posted at BooksPlease, saying, "I'm getting a bit behind with reading AC's books - the last one I read was in April, but I've recently bought some more books and plan to read them soon!"

    Discoveries


    quirkyreader presents quirkyreader - May 3rd, 2011 posted at quirkyreader, saying, "Two books from the files of Christie ephemera."

    quirkyreader presents quirkyreader - May 5th, 2011 posted at quirkyreader, saying, "The Bayard book is full of spoilers."

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    Sunday, 24 April 2011

    ACRC Carnival 2011 #4 - April 24, 2011

    Welcome to the April 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.

    Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time.
    We have 16 quality contributions from 11 contributors, giving us a real variety of titles..
      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. 
    Today's 11 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.
    Please Note: As I will be travelling for most of May, there will be no May edition of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival.
    Get your contributions in for the 24 June 2011 edition    .

    General

     

    Yvette recommends Agatha Christie Carnival: THE AGATHA CHRISTIE WHO'S WHO compiled by Randall Toye posted at in so many words.... "If you've ever had any questions about who-was-who in any Christie book- because, let's face it, it's not so easy to keep track of everyone with such a prolific author - this is the book to go to."

    KerrieS reviews TEN LITTLE NIGGERS posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Christie's best-selling novel with 100 million sales to date, making it the world's best-selling mystery ever, and one of the best-selling books of all time. This title is one of Agatha Christie's most controversial."

    ng kai-lee reviews DEATH COMES AS THE END posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-, saying, "Set in 2000 B.C. in Thebes, overlooking the Nile River, the plot has a romantic setting as well as an ingenious plot with multiple murders."

    BooksPlease presents THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT posted at BooksPlease, saying, "The Man in the Brown Suit is an early AC book - a mix of murder mystery and international crime thriller, with a complicated plot - more on the lines of The Secret Adversary than her later books."

    Hercule Poirot

     

    Stacey at Stacey's Books has just begun her journey with THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES

    Roberta Rood presents "I'm her daughter. I want the truth!" FIVE LITTLE PIGS by Agatha Christie posted at Books to the Ceiling.

    BooksPlease presents Crime Fiction Alphabet – Letter M posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Agatha Christie's 6th book - a masterpiece!"

    Nan presents LORD EDGWARE DIES posted at Letters from a Hill Farm. "This book was published in America under the title Thirteen At Dinner, which comes from the superstition that it is unlucky to have thirteen diners at a table. It is also said that in the case of thirteen, the one who gets up first will have bad luck."

    Margot Kinberg presents The Alphabet in Crime Fiction: Agatha Christie's Mrs. McGinty's Dead posted at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist..... "I’ve a rather sentimental reason for having chosen this book; it was the first Agatha Christie novel I owned, and this was the novel that hooked me on Christie’s work. The edition you see is the copy I got for a birthday when I was a teenager."

    Jj presents The Murder of Roger Ackroyd posted at citivolus sus, saying, "Very interesting murder in the small village of King's Abbot. There is gossip, engagements, secret marriages, and murder. Excellent story."

    Jo D'Arcy presents Cat Among the Pigeons posted at The Book Jotter, saying, "Review of Cat Among the Pigeons. Followed by another post regarding the TV adaptation." She followed that up with  TV Adaptation "Cat Among the Pigeons", saying, "Comments and observations on the TV adaptation of Cat Among the Pigeons."

    Miss Marple

     

    Lynossa presents Crime Fiction Alphabet: M is for Marple, Jane posted at The Deranged Book Lovers. ""The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.""

    Short Stories

     

    Jo D'Arcy presents Parker Pyne Investigates posted at The Book Jotter, saying, "Discovering and Devouring Parker Pyne."

    Tommy and Tuppence


    KerrieS presents Crime Fiction Alphabet: N or M?, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "One of the things I find fascinating about Agatha Christie novels is the way they reflect popular fear about infiltration by outside powers."

    Updates

     

    KerrieS recorded her latest update in her Agatha Christie Challenge journey.  She's read 27 books and 11 collections of short stories.

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    Thursday, 24 March 2011

    ACRC Carnival 2011 #3 - March 2011

    Welcome to the March 24, 2011 edition of Agatha Christie monthly BlogCarnival.

    Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time.
    We have 20 contributions from 10 contributors, giving us a real variety of titles..
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    Today's 10 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.

    General


    Jose Ignacio presents Agatha Christie and Nursery Rhymes posted at The Game's Afoot. A general pointer to this recurrent theme in Agatha Christie titles.

    Jose Ignacio presents Hickory, Dickory, Dock by Agatha Christie posted at The Game's Afoot. "certainly a worthwhile read".

    Yvette presents My Favorite Reads: THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT by Agatha Christie posted at in so many words.... This is early Christie (1924) and one of my favorites. A book that, for whatever reason, I never tire of re-reading.

    ng kai-lee presents So Many Steps to Death posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-. aka “Destination Unknown” is a fast-paced, espionage-themed story narrating the adventures of Hilary Craven, a heartbroken woman seeking “escape” from her old life by trying to commit suicide in her hotel room in Casablanca.

    KerrieS presents Review: THE POCKET ESSENTIAL AGATHA CHRISTIE, Mark Campbell posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "This is almost like an Everyman's guide to Agatha Christie - all you need to know in a few pages, provides useful detail and lists without being overwhelming"

    Hercule Poirot


    ng kai-lee presents A Review for Appointment with Death posted at -Zhen's Summer Cafe-. Overall, a good read if you are looking for something less elaborate.

    Nan presents Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm. This book is a collection of eleven short stories, only one of which I had read before - The Case of the Missing Will.

    Nan presents The Big Four by Agatha Christie posted at Letters from a Hill Farm. The Big Four is an unusual Hercule Poirot mystery. It has elements of international intrigue. The lives of Hastings and Poirot are in danger. There are four people who intend to take over the world.

    Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Agatha Christie: Death In the Air posted at Joyfully Retired. Agatha Christie is well known for her “locked door” mysteries. Death In the Air is a version of the locked door.

    Roberta Rood presents CARDS ON THE TABLE by Agatha Christie posted at Books to the Ceiling. "Every healthy Englishman who saw him longed earnestly and fervently to kick him!"

    Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book Review: Murder In Three Acts posted at Joyfully Retired. Murder In Three Acts (or Three Act Tragedy) is considered one of Hercule Poirot’s stories but I think it’s quite a different role for him. He’s always been the keenest observer of little details, but that’s to be his major function in this story. Well, that as well as solving the mystery.

    Nancy Oakes presents The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie posted at crime segments. This has long been one of my favorite Christie novels, not so much for Poirot's detection skills, but for its classic ending.

    Nan reviews Poirot's Early Cases posted at Letters from a Hill Farm. In place of the usual novel, given her advancing years [she was 83 that year], Christie's publishers brought out a collection of eighteen short stories written in the inter-war years and earlier serialized in newspapers or magazines.

    Miss Marple


    KerrieS presents Booktopia - Agatha Christie's Marple, Anne Hart posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "In this authorised biography of the world's most famous female sleuth, Anne Hart combs through the 12 novels and 20 short stories in which Miss Marple appeared, uncovering clue and amassing all the evidence to solve the most difficult case of them all -- the mystery of Miss Marple."

    Superintendent Battle


    Sarah M. presents Towards Zero by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "Towards Zero is a thrilling read that left me guessing up until the very end... To that zero hour."

    KerrieS reviews MURDER IS EASY posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Recently retired, police detective Luke Fitzwilliam finds himself on a train, sitting next to Miss Pinkerton. She is on her way to Scotland Yard as she is convinced that her village has a serial murderer.
    The conversation gets around to how easy it is to identify a murderer."

    Tommy and Tuppence


    Man O' Clay presents The Secret Adversary posted at Reflection on things fantastic, saying, "A general review, discussion of The Secret Adversary and Tommy and Tuppence."

    Discoveries


    Take the bait before Mousetrap snaps shut | The Australian posted at The Australian, "Since 1952, The Mousetrap - Agatha Christie's twisting whodunit and the world's longest running play - has entertained an estimated 10 million people. Now, 59 years after its London opening, it is finally getting an Australian premiere."

    Precious Agatha Christie ivories to go on show in London posted at Cyanide Dna, "Precious ivory artefacts which crime author Agatha Christie cleaned using her face cream after her husband had excavated them have been bought by the British Museum."

    Updates


    KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 20 March 2011 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "I've now chalked up 26 books and 11 collections of short stories. Quite a way to go yet though. This post lists all my reviews."

    News & Headlines



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