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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
This is a late 20th century novelization of an Agatha Christie play. The dialogue, as I understand it, is Christie's, but the rest is Osborne's. Osborne does not have any kind of feel for Christie's style--or even, really her characters, regardless of the fact that Christie's grandson claims, in a preface, that his grandmother would have been proud to write this. I'm sure she would not have been. I give it 3.5 for plot (Christie re-used a significant plot device from another, early novel--not too impressive!) and a 1 for the novelization.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
I wondered how this could be a new Agatha Christie since I read all the mysteries available, maybe 40 years ago.
Sure enough it is adapted from one of her plays. It takes place almost exclusively in one room.
I don't think the author quite captures the Christie magic, but it was good to get access to a little more of her oeuvre.
Sure enough it is adapted from one of her plays. It takes place almost exclusively in one room.
I don't think the author quite captures the Christie magic, but it was good to get access to a little more of her oeuvre.