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3.65 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Though not as complex and dark as some of her longer work, in Murder in the Mews Christie provides us with a super enjoyable, satisfying collection of short Poirot mysteries.
Each novella is well paced and filled with intriguing characters, who are rarely lacking in personality and depth despite the stories' short lengths.
I particularly enjoyed the second tale, The Incredible Theft as it's framing around a robbery rather than a murder allowed it to avoid the now somewhat tired tropes of the murder mystery genre, and, without spoiling too much, provided for a far more unique and unpredictable conclusion.
Unfortunately, the limited size of these mysteries prevented Christie from fully exercising her biggest strength: her knowledge of the fact that in reality, murder mysteries are about the complexity of people, their relationships and their desires. The best of Christie's works are rembered not for their fantastic twist but for their insightful studies of humanity at its lowest.
Nevertheless, Murder in the Mews perfectly scratches that light, intriguing murder mystery itch. Perfect train reading.
Each novella is well paced and filled with intriguing characters, who are rarely lacking in personality and depth despite the stories' short lengths.
I particularly enjoyed the second tale, The Incredible Theft as it's framing around a robbery rather than a murder allowed it to avoid the now somewhat tired tropes of the murder mystery genre, and, without spoiling too much, provided for a far more unique and unpredictable conclusion.
Unfortunately, the limited size of these mysteries prevented Christie from fully exercising her biggest strength: her knowledge of the fact that in reality, murder mysteries are about the complexity of people, their relationships and their desires. The best of Christie's works are rembered not for their fantastic twist but for their insightful studies of humanity at its lowest.
Nevertheless, Murder in the Mews perfectly scratches that light, intriguing murder mystery itch. Perfect train reading.
Really enjoyed this. It's not long winding because the stories are short, and really, the last story was wild! Did not expect that plot twist.
This novel presents four short cases, and all of them are truly different, a fact I’ve truly enjoyed. A suicide, a robbery, etc. each story offers a variety of situations that turns the reading as a whole as anything but monotonous. The cases are short, but that doesn’t mean they are inferior in quality to the rest of Agatha Christie’s longer stories; you can still find numerous characters with their different characteristics and motivations, surprising queues, situations that seem to make no sense, unexpected endings, and an incomparable master of ceremonies: the always eccentric Hercule Poirot. This book was a light but very enjoyable read.
Some more very solid Christie. She writes such strong characters even in her short stories, I AM a fan
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Christie never fails. I had just watched "Dead Man's Mirror" with the inimitable David Suchet as Poirot about a month ago, so even though it is cleverly done, I didn't get the full excitement of it as I remembered who the murderer is. But of course that is no fault of Christie's, and this is an excellent collection of short stories.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes