Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival

Friday, 22 May 2009

ACRC Carnival #5

Welcome to the May 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. 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.

In 16 contributions, there are 10 Titles reviewed in this carnival

Contributors

General

Margot at Joyfully Retired reviews THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT posted at Joyfully Retired. saying "This one is different from the other Agatha Christie’s I’ve read: no Hercule Poirot, no Jane Marple, no Tommy and Tuppence. This book has a completely new cast of characters, and a fun cast it is. Plenty of great dialogue, mystery, adventure, romance and surprises."

KerrieS presents Why you shouldn't read crime fiction late at night! posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Did you know you can watch some of the TV series on YouTube? Here is THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY."

KerrieS presents Join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "There is now a post where you can join up to the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge "officially". Do join even if you are not going to try to read the books in order."

KerrieS reviews THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "A spot of table turning reveals a murder has taken place six miles away in this the 11th Agatha Christie novel."

Linnea West presents Little Grey Cells Tackle Agatha's Christies Perennial Popularity posted at Art Ravels, saying, "This post deals with Agatha Christie's popularity, writing style and life, including one very odd incident."

Hercule Poirot

ng kai-lee reviews A MURDER IN THREE ACTS posted at zhen's tofu shop, saying, "Poirot does it again... this time with a well-planned drama and a mighty curtain. I miss the good old Captain Hastings, but at least we get to see Mr. Satterthwaite a lot in this story."

Sarah M. reviews MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "One of Christie's best as far as how clever and difficult the mystery is. But nothing eludes the famous Hercule Poirot."

Shiv Dravid presents Yes it’s the little Belgian again posted at The Viewspaper, saying "When the detective is someone like Mr. Poirot, the wait till the last page is a pleasantly intriguing one ,to say the least."

BooksPlease reviews DEAD MAN'S FOLLY posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Ariadne Oliver organises a Murder Hunt which ends up with a real murder and a most unlikely victim."

Melissa Owens reviews MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA posted at Melissa's Bookshelf, saying, "Rated 5 out of 5 stars at Melissa's Bookshelf!"

Miss Marple

Dorte H reviews MURDER AT THE VICARAGE (1930) posted at DJs krimiblog, saying "This is a real classic."

Sherrie reviews A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY posted at JUST BOOKS, saying, "Wonderful Book! Loved this one!"

BooksPlease reviews THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY posted at BooksPlease, saying, "Ejoyably puzzling mystery, solved by Miss Marple."

Book Psmith reviews THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE posted at Book Psmith, saying, "this is the beloved Miss Marple's debut. Although she plays a large part in solving the crime, she seems like a peripheral character."

KerrieS found The World's Thickest Book posted at The mental_floss Blogs, saying, "It’s official – at 4,032 pages, all resting on a spine over a foot thick, the world’s thickest book is THE COMPLETE MISS MARPLE. The massive volume, a collection of the 12 novels and 20 short stories by Agatha Christie featuring the guileless spinster detective, was revealed to the public at a press event at Foyle’s Charing Cross Road bookshop in London on Wednesday, May 20."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of agatha christie monthly carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Technorati tags: agatha christie monthly carnival, blog carnival.

Thursday, 23 April 2009

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:

Participants

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".

Technorati tags: agatha christie monthly carnival, blog carnival.

Monday, 23 March 2009

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:

The participants

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."

Technorati tags: agatha christie monthly carnival, blog carnival.

Friday, 20 February 2009

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:

The participants

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."

Technorati tags: agatha christie monthly carnival, blog carnival.

Friday, 22 May 2009

ACRC Carnival #5

Hercule Poirot

Miss Marple

Thursday, 23 April 2009

ARCR Carnival #4

Monday, 23 March 2009

ARCR Carnival #3

General

Hercule Poirot

Miss Marple

Superintendent Battle

Tommy and Tuppence

Friday, 20 February 2009

ACRC Carnival #2

General

Hercule Poirot

Miss Marple

Superintendent Battle

Tommy and Tuppence

Flag Counter

Total Pageviews (Blogger)

Search This Blog

About Me

How to contribute to the Carnival