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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
I won’t lie, I was surprised at the end—maybe not so much by WHO did it, but WHAT happened.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dame Christie is truly the Queen of Crime, she never disappoints. The reason I ordered this one because I wanted to read it before I saw the upcoming adaptation. Interesting concept here, about how the innocent suffer due to suspicions if the true murderer is not discovered.
Blah - While I am not a big fan of Christie, I do like her characters and the slow burn. Not so much this time - seemed like a pleasant walk in an english garden on a gray day, with a little murder and investigation tossed in.
Ordeal by Innocence is a standalone novel written in the late 1950s and set in the same period.
Arthur Calgary returns from a polar expedition and realises that he is the alibi for a convicted murderer who died in prison. He tells the family of the dead man, thinking they would be relieved that their brother/son has been exonerated. However, instead, it throws everyone else in the family into suspicion for the murder of their mother.
I found this, like And Then There Were None, to be more psychologically thrilling with more of a sense of menace than her usual cosy murder mystery formats. It was well-plotted and kept me guessing with a good resolution to the mystery. My only bug-bear were the two romantic relationships between much older men and young women. Not that I don't understand how they occurred and it was likely more common and isn't that icky given they're both adult women, but still irked me slightly.
Arthur Calgary returns from a polar expedition and realises that he is the alibi for a convicted murderer who died in prison. He tells the family of the dead man, thinking they would be relieved that their brother/son has been exonerated. However, instead, it throws everyone else in the family into suspicion for the murder of their mother.
I found this, like And Then There Were None, to be more psychologically thrilling with more of a sense of menace than her usual cosy murder mystery formats. It was well-plotted and kept me guessing with a good resolution to the mystery. My only bug-bear were the two romantic relationships between much older men and young women. Not that I don't understand how they occurred and it was likely more common and isn't that icky given they're both adult women, but still irked me slightly.