Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Sunday, 23 May 2010
ACRC Carnival 2010 #5
Welcome to the May 23, 2010 edition of Agatha Christie monthly Blog Carnival.
Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time.
We have 30 contributions from 11 contributors this time in a bumper edition.
There are some new features this time
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.
Advance Notice: On 15 September 2010 Agatha Christie would have been 120 years old.
Here at the Blog Carnival we will be taking part in world wide celebrations with a blog carnival tour from 1-30 September.
Participants will volunteer for a day in September to host the carnival. Your post of course must be related to an Agatha Christie topic. Indicate your interest in being a stop on the blog tour by leaving a comment or emailing Kerrie.
Today's 11 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.
Margot Kinberg asks Was Shakespeare right? at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist....,
Kerrie says " Every post on Confessions of a Mystery Novelist is an illustration of an incredible knowledge of Agatha Christie's books (as well as others). Margot Kinberg is a mystery novelist and professor, who loves to read and talk about mystery and crime fiction."
Margaret reviews PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT at BooksPlease, saying, "Published in 1970 this is an unusual novel for Agatha Christie - a strange and puzzling spy story."
KerrieS asks Which is YOUR best Agatha Christie? at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "What are your top 10 Agatha Christie reads? An interesting exercise to pick them out." It is not too late to contribute your top 10 so far. Kerrie has still to put a post together aggregating the contributions.
Miss Marple
Simon Savidge reviews Why Didn't They Ask Evans? at Savidge Reads. "Some people have said this was a ‘light hearted romp’ in Christie’s career and there is a feeling of an adult ‘Famous Five adventure’ about it, well more a slightly hapless duo in this case. Don’t let that stop you reading it though because the characters are superb."
Melinda presents Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie posted at BlackSheepBooks. This is one of my most favouritest Agatha Christie novels. I adore Poirot (although not more than Miss Marple) and I’m quite fond of Ariadne Oliver with all her foibles, so this makes for a comfy, cosy mystery with characters I love.
Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book and Movie: Murder On the Orient Express at Joyfully Retired, saying, "I strongly recommend both the book and the movie. The dvd for the movie had special features that were excellent and included an interview with Agatha Christie's grandson."
KerrieS reviews THE THIRD GIRL, Agatha Christie - audio at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "THE THIRD GIRL is one of the most satisfying Agatha Christie's I've "read" recently. In fact I think I'll have to put it in my top 10. There was plenty to enjoy about it from the characters of Ariadne Oliver and HP's secretary Miss Lemon, to depiction of the "new" British society of the late 1950's, with girls going out to work, and young people experimenting with drugs."
Bernadette reviews THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES posted at Reactions to Reading, saying, "It really is impressive how well this book stacks up given its age and its place in Ms Christie’s canon. I doubt there are many authors who have produced such a solidly accomplished first novel that is also perfectly readable and enjoyable ninety years after its release."
Julie reviews HICKORY DICKORY DOCK posted at Fervent Reader. "For the very first time in a full-length novel, Hercule Poirot’s ultra-efficient secretary Miss Lemon makes an appearance. She is under a lot of stress lately, as evidenced by a few mistakes she makes in typing letters for Poirot. Ordinarily, Miss Lemon does not make mistakes."
KerrieS asks Just how old was Hercule Poirot? at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Hercule Poirot has a client, a young woman, who comes to see him saying she thinks she has murdered someone. She won't sit down and shuffles on her feet, refusing to meet his eyes. And then she blurts out that he is too old and flees. So just how old is he?"
KerrieS discovered this review of THE ABC MURDERS (1936) posted at The Agatha Christie Reader. The reviewer says "The ABC Murders follows on nicely from "Why Didn't They Ask Evans". While the latter book is a solid-enough romp (oh, that sounds like faint praise, but you know what I mean - it's robust run-around fun), The ABC Murders does some very remarkable things with a similar set up."
ng kai-lee presents Just another Christie: TAKEN AT THE FLOOD at Zhen's Summer Cafe-.In the autumn of 1944, Hercule Poirot was sitting at a club during an Air Raid where an old Major blabbered on a boring story nobody wanted to hear about. Two years later, the same story came to haunt Poirot as he got himself involved in the affairs of the Cloade family.
KerrieS presents Forgotten Story Collections: Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Many people who read Agatha Christie novels ignore the fact that she wrote some terrific short stories.
In my quest to read the works of Agatha Christie (novels and short stories) in the order in which they were written, I have identified 21 short story collections. So far I've read 82 short stories in this particular reading challenge."
KerrieS reviews THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "This is a funny little collection of stories, some quite entertaining and others a bit pedestrian.
If there is a theme that Christie is exploring then it is probably the nature of love. In The Listerdale Mystery, Philomel Cottage, and Accident, which I thought were best in the collection, she plays with the twist in the tale, the unexpected ending."
Elizabeth presents Dead Man's Mirror at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "HP is in top form as he tackles three nagging murders -- two are locked-room murders and one a cold-blooded poisoning...."
KerrieS presents ACRC: Short Stories, Update #8 at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Update: I've read 8 short story collections and 94 short stories. I think Agatha Christie must have been working continuously on them. Perhaps they were good money earners."
KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 17 May 2010 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Update: I've been on a bit of an Agatha Christie kick this month."
And Then There Were None: A Film Discussion Guide posted at Doug Geivett's Blog"A set of 15 questions related to "And Then There Were None" (USA, 1945), directed by René Clair, is the original film adaptation of the famed Agatha Christie novel."
Woman: Agatha Christie posted at Le Sphinx, "A mixture of covers and pictures of Agatha Christie."
This Week in the Circuit posted at The Classics Circuit "This blog post marks the beginning of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Many Agatha Christie posts are included."
It's possible Agatha Christie had Alzheimer's: posted at The Great Dark Wonder "This blogger says "I read Postern Of Fate, the final book she wrote, a few years ago and then told every mystery fan I knew to avoid it.""
A review of The Complete Christie: An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia posted at dekdum.com blog, saying, "An interesting reference book to check."
Agatha Christie: Mystery Figure game "Join the murder mystery hunt just begun on the Agatha Christie site."
Pera Palace Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "An article in Wikipedia on the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul where Agatha Christie wrote MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS".
Caricature/Cartoon - Hercule Poirot the Belgian Detective of Agatha Christie's Novels Sells Apartments in Rodentia. posted at Shafali's Caricatures. "This wonderful caricature is accompanied by some background about Hercule Poirot and a list of the novels he featured in."
That concludes this edition.
Submit your blog article to the next edition (June 23) of the 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.
Many thanks to those who contributed links to the Carnival this time.
We have 30 contributions from 11 contributors this time in a bumper edition.
There are some new features this time
- Featured blog.
If we featured every post this blogger writes about Agatha Christie, we'd have a full carnival without any other submissions. Make sure you visit this remarkable blog regularly. - Discoveries:
This will be a category you can submit entries for from now on. These are Agatha Christie related news items and web pages that you've come across that this community would be interested in. Whenever you come across an interesting item, remember to share it with us.
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.
Advance Notice: On 15 September 2010 Agatha Christie would have been 120 years old.
Here at the Blog Carnival we will be taking part in world wide celebrations with a blog carnival tour from 1-30 September.
Participants will volunteer for a day in September to host the carnival. Your post of course must be related to an Agatha Christie topic. Indicate your interest in being a stop on the blog tour by leaving a comment or emailing Kerrie.
Today's 11 Contributors - please see the items below for exact URLS of their posts.
- MYSTERIES in PARADISE
- BooksPlease
- Joyfully Retired
- Miss Lemon's Mysteries.
- Reactions to Reading
- BlackSheepBooks
- Savidge Reads
- My Life As Seen Through Books
- An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe)
- Fervent Reader
- Zhen's Summer Cafe
Featured Blog
Margot Kinberg asks Was Shakespeare right? at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist...., Kerrie says " Every post on Confessions of a Mystery Novelist is an illustration of an incredible knowledge of Agatha Christie's books (as well as others). Margot Kinberg is a mystery novelist and professor, who loves to read and talk about mystery and crime fiction."
General
Melinda reviews DESTINATION UNKNOWN at BlackSheepBooks.saying, "Although the style of this book is unmistakeably Christie, it’s not one of her typical books."Margaret reviews PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT at BooksPlease, saying, "Published in 1970 this is an unusual novel for Agatha Christie - a strange and puzzling spy story."
KerrieS asks Which is YOUR best Agatha Christie? at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "What are your top 10 Agatha Christie reads? An interesting exercise to pick them out." It is not too late to contribute your top 10 so far. Kerrie has still to put a post together aggregating the contributions.
Miss Marple
Simon Savidge reviews Why Didn't They Ask Evans? at Savidge Reads. "Some people have said this was a ‘light hearted romp’ in Christie’s career and there is a feeling of an adult ‘Famous Five adventure’ about it, well more a slightly hapless duo in this case. Don’t let that stop you reading it though because the characters are superb."
Tommy and Tuppence
Redux #29 - "The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie at My Life As Seen Through Books, says, "There was something decidedly unrealistic and theatrical about this book. The coincidences are extreme, the characters find information at exactly the right moment, somehow survive situations where they would end up dead in the real world, and enjoy an unbelievable amount of good luck. However, none of this lack of realism really hurt the novel.""Hercule Poirot
unfinishedperson presents Appointment with Death posted at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe), saying, "The journey toward discovering the killer is worth the ride. The end of the journey, though, was less than satisfying..."
Margot at Joyfully Retired presents Book and Movie: Murder On the Orient Express at Joyfully Retired, saying, "I strongly recommend both the book and the movie. The dvd for the movie had special features that were excellent and included an interview with Agatha Christie's grandson."
KerrieS reviews THE THIRD GIRL, Agatha Christie - audio at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "THE THIRD GIRL is one of the most satisfying Agatha Christie's I've "read" recently. In fact I think I'll have to put it in my top 10. There was plenty to enjoy about it from the characters of Ariadne Oliver and HP's secretary Miss Lemon, to depiction of the "new" British society of the late 1950's, with girls going out to work, and young people experimenting with drugs."
Julie reviews HICKORY DICKORY DOCK posted at Fervent Reader. "For the very first time in a full-length novel, Hercule Poirot’s ultra-efficient secretary Miss Lemon makes an appearance. She is under a lot of stress lately, as evidenced by a few mistakes she makes in typing letters for Poirot. Ordinarily, Miss Lemon does not make mistakes."
KerrieS asks Just how old was Hercule Poirot? at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Hercule Poirot has a client, a young woman, who comes to see him saying she thinks she has murdered someone. She won't sit down and shuffles on her feet, refusing to meet his eyes. And then she blurts out that he is too old and flees. So just how old is he?"
KerrieS discovered this review of THE ABC MURDERS (1936) posted at The Agatha Christie Reader. The reviewer says "The ABC Murders follows on nicely from "Why Didn't They Ask Evans". While the latter book is a solid-enough romp (oh, that sounds like faint praise, but you know what I mean - it's robust run-around fun), The ABC Murders does some very remarkable things with a similar set up."
ng kai-lee presents Just another Christie: TAKEN AT THE FLOOD at Zhen's Summer Cafe-.In the autumn of 1944, Hercule Poirot was sitting at a club during an Air Raid where an old Major blabbered on a boring story nobody wanted to hear about. Two years later, the same story came to haunt Poirot as he got himself involved in the affairs of the Cloade family.
Short Stories
KerrieS presents Forgotten Story Collections: Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Many people who read Agatha Christie novels ignore the fact that she wrote some terrific short stories.
In my quest to read the works of Agatha Christie (novels and short stories) in the order in which they were written, I have identified 21 short story collections. So far I've read 82 short stories in this particular reading challenge."
KerrieS reviews THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY, Agatha Christie posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "This is a funny little collection of stories, some quite entertaining and others a bit pedestrian.
If there is a theme that Christie is exploring then it is probably the nature of love. In The Listerdale Mystery, Philomel Cottage, and Accident, which I thought were best in the collection, she plays with the twist in the tale, the unexpected ending."
Elizabeth presents Dead Man's Mirror at Miss Lemon's Mysteries, saying, "HP is in top form as he tackles three nagging murders -- two are locked-room murders and one a cold-blooded poisoning...."
Updates
Margaret presents an Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Update at BooksPlease, saying, "I've still got a long way to go, although I've read five more books since my last update."KerrieS presents ACRC: Short Stories, Update #8 at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Update: I've read 8 short story collections and 94 short stories. I think Agatha Christie must have been working continuously on them. Perhaps they were good money earners."
KerrieS presents ACRC Update - 17 May 2010 posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE, saying, "Update: I've been on a bit of an Agatha Christie kick this month."
Discoveries
While reading and thinking about Agatha Christie... posted at The Great Dark Wonder, "This blogger raises some interesting questions about how well Agatha Christie depicted the "lower" classes."And Then There Were None: A Film Discussion Guide posted at Doug Geivett's Blog"A set of 15 questions related to "And Then There Were None" (USA, 1945), directed by René Clair, is the original film adaptation of the famed Agatha Christie novel."
Woman: Agatha Christie posted at Le Sphinx, "A mixture of covers and pictures of Agatha Christie."
This Week in the Circuit posted at The Classics Circuit "This blog post marks the beginning of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Many Agatha Christie posts are included."
It's possible Agatha Christie had Alzheimer's: posted at The Great Dark Wonder "This blogger says "I read Postern Of Fate, the final book she wrote, a few years ago and then told every mystery fan I knew to avoid it.""
A review of The Complete Christie: An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia posted at dekdum.com blog, saying, "An interesting reference book to check."
Agatha Christie: Mystery Figure game "Join the murder mystery hunt just begun on the Agatha Christie site."
Pera Palace Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "An article in Wikipedia on the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul where Agatha Christie wrote MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS".
Caricature/Cartoon - Hercule Poirot the Belgian Detective of Agatha Christie's Novels Sells Apartments in Rodentia. posted at Shafali's Caricatures. "This wonderful caricature is accompanied by some background about Hercule Poirot and a list of the novels he featured in."
That concludes this edition.
Submit your blog article to the next edition (June 23) of the agatha christie monthly carnival using our carnival submission form.
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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.
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".
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."
That concludes this edition.
Submit your blog article to the next edition (May 23) of the 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.
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.
- MYSTERIES in PARADISE
- BooksPlease
- Bear Alley
- Joyfully Retired
- Miss Lemon's Mysteries
- A library is a hospital for the mind...
- The OLD Luke Reviews
- Reactions to Reading
- The Book Mole
- Reading Rules In The 21st Century
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.
Submit your blog article to the next edition (May 23) of the agatha christie monthly carnival using our carnival submission form.
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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
- MYSTERIES in PARADISE
- BooksPlease
- The Thrill of it All
- Ms. Bookish
- everything distils into reading
- PINE COTTAGE BOOKS
- Reading with Tequila
- Joyfully Retired
- BlackSheepBooks
- Overkill
- Miss Lemon's Mysteries
General
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.)"
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".
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."
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.
Submit your blog article to the next edition (April 23) of the agatha christie monthly carnival using our carnival submission form.
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