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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Not my favorite Christie by a long chalk but I enjoy reading the twists and reversals of the characters throughout the narrative.
fast-paced
I’m going to sit at a 3.5 for this one. Agatha Christie does a great job of keeping her cards close to her chest when she writes mystery. If I told you I guessed the end I would be lying, because I literally gasped aloud in my car when the final twist came forth.
I listened to this on a drive, which is not something I usually do, so there were some parts I did not pick up on as quickly as others, but the betrayal and family drama of this work felt like something picked up straight out of a family’s real history.
The one thing that brought the book down for me was the way Christie portrayed Jan, the younger brother of the person murdered who has some cognitive or mental disorder. It was a time capsule of some of the sentiments and dispositions taken towards disabled individuals during this time period, but made some of the dialogue hard to enjoy. Other than that it was a classic Christie mystery that I didn’t know what to expect happen next!
I listened to this on a drive, which is not something I usually do, so there were some parts I did not pick up on as quickly as others, but the betrayal and family drama of this work felt like something picked up straight out of a family’s real history.
The one thing that brought the book down for me was the way Christie portrayed Jan, the younger brother of the person murdered who has some cognitive or mental disorder. It was a time capsule of some of the sentiments and dispositions taken towards disabled individuals during this time period, but made some of the dialogue hard to enjoy. Other than that it was a classic Christie mystery that I didn’t know what to expect happen next!
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.5 stars
Possibly predictable, but only because I was able to figure out the mystery before the end. Without giving any spoilers, it was because I had recently read another mystery (I won't even share the author) that gave me hints as to what this ending would be. That said, my brother recently starred in this play as the Unexpected Guest, so that made me like it even more. It was excellently narrated by Hugh Fraser and I really enjoyed it! It made me want to watch the play even more, but I will settle for listening to Huge Fraser narrate it. Overall, it was a fun little mystery!
Possibly predictable, but only because I was able to figure out the mystery before the end. Without giving any spoilers, it was because I had recently read another mystery (I won't even share the author) that gave me hints as to what this ending would be. That said, my brother recently starred in this play as the Unexpected Guest, so that made me like it even more. It was excellently narrated by Hugh Fraser and I really enjoyed it! It made me want to watch the play even more, but I will settle for listening to Huge Fraser narrate it. Overall, it was a fun little mystery!
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
It’s a stormy night when Michael Starkwedder crashes his car and walks to a manor house for help. He finds a man dead in his wheelchair, and the man’s wife, Laura Warwick, holding the gun. Starkwedder vows to help her because he doesn’t believe she did it. She tells him her husband was horrible and abusive. She thinks up one possible enemy — the father of a child Warwick ran over and killed while speeding and drunk. The man vowed to kill him. Meanwhile in the house is Warwick’s mom and half-brother. He mentally tortured his half-brother who was handicapped.
So first you think it’s Laura protecting the boy. Then you come to find out she’s protecting the neighbor who she was having an affair with.
We find that the father had gone to Alaska and died there so it couldn’t be him. Brother likes the fact he will be the man of the house so he takes one of Warwick’s guns. Police try to get him to drop it, and he is killed in the struggle — taking the blame. Laura and lover didn’t make it through the test. Find out that Starkwedder was the father, and he killed Warwick. Professes his love for Laura but leaves. Ends with her calling after him.
Feel like Agatha Christie was a romantic so she wouldn’t have ended it this way.
So first you think it’s Laura protecting the boy. Then you come to find out she’s protecting the neighbor who she was having an affair with.
We find that the father had gone to Alaska and died there so it couldn’t be him. Brother likes the fact he will be the man of the house so he takes one of Warwick’s guns. Police try to get him to drop it, and he is killed in the struggle — taking the blame. Laura and lover didn’t make it through the test. Find out that Starkwedder was the father, and he killed Warwick. Professes his love for Laura but leaves. Ends with her calling after him.
Feel like Agatha Christie was a romantic so she wouldn’t have ended it this way.
Pretty privilege, a really good twist, and the strangest guest ever.
Listened to this on Audio with Lauren on the drive to pick up the new puppy. Typical Lauren figures it out after chapter 6 but I needed the whole thing and twist to figure it out. Honestly really good and enjoyable!
For any trying to get into Agatha Christie this is a good starting point!
Listened to this on Audio with Lauren on the drive to pick up the new puppy. Typical Lauren figures it out after chapter 6 but I needed the whole thing and twist to figure it out. Honestly really good and enjoyable!
For any trying to get into Agatha Christie this is a good starting point!