![]() Here, however, we have the Belgian sleuth on the trail of a serial killer. Most of the best Agatha Christie books have a murder at their centre, and someone - often Poirot or Marple - to solve it. While it is certainly one of the more famous Poirot murder mystery novels, The ABC Murders is neither the best nor the worst. But this isn’t the first or only Christie novel to be guilty of that.īuy a copy here! The Mysterious Affair at Styles It also relies on a few jumps of logic and “intuition” that come across as a little contrived. This is a slightly blander Marple novel, in that sense. One thing that’s missing from this one, however, is the expected wit and humour. While this isn’t the best Miss Marple story, the slew of questions it poses really keep the reader pressing forward, as they do for Marple herself. The Body in the Libraryopens with a lot of questions: Who is the woman? Who killed her and why? And why was her body left in someone else’s home? Luckily, Mrs Bantry is an old friend of Miss Marple, who comes - along with the police - to investigate the scene. The titular library is not a public one, but rather the personal library of Colonel and Mrs Bantry, who awake to find a dead woman on the hearth rug. The Body in the Libraryis probably one of the two most famous Miss Marple novels (the other being The Murder at the Vicarage, which we’ll come to). While it’s not one of the best Agatha Christie books, it remains a worthwhile read, especially for its ingeniously simple and engaging initial setup.įor that reason, it deserves a spot on this list of Agatha Christie books ranked. The lively language that we come to expect from Christie is also largely missing here. This is a great example of a brilliant setup and decent execution that doesn’t quite stick the landing. However, while it has a wonderful setup and opening, the novel is weighed down by a series of awkward coincidences and a heavily expository info dump of a conclusion. A fantastic setup for a murder mystery, even by Christie standards.įrom here we enter a complex web of lies and secrets in pursuit of the killer. ![]() What happens instead is that the lights go out, a gunshot rings out, and someone drops dead. ![]() When an ad in the local paper boldly announces an upcoming murder, curious residents flock to the site, most of them expecting a silly game or prank to occur. The fact that it’s not one of the very best Agatha Christie novels shows just how strong of a writer she is, when this novel is still so good.Ī Murder is Announcedis the fifth Miss Marple novel, and one of the best of the bunch. This is a dark, gothic-inspired tale of past and present colliding, of whispers and rumours and paranoia. This particular Tommy and Tuppence novel puts the spotlight on Tuppence, which is great to see since she’s the more interesting of the two protagonists. Mrs Lancaster cryptically says to Tuppence: “Was it your poor child? There behind the fireplace.” A chilling question.Īfter Ada passes away, they return to the home to find that Mrs Lancaster has been taken away by a relative.īefore Ada died, Mrs Lancaster gifted her a painting of a house that feels oddly familiar to Tuppence. There, Tuppence meets a strange woman named Mrs Lancaster. We begin with Tommy and Tuppence visiting Tommy’s aunt Ada in a retirement home. This is the fourth Tommy and Tuppence novel (a pair of protagonists who feature in five Agatha Christie novels).īy the Pricking of My Thumbsis just as engrossing and intricately woven as we have come to expect from the best Agatha Christie books.
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