I started this knowing I'm not a fan of her short stories, realised it had two of her other detective characters and sadly didn't care.

Off to the next!
dark mysterious fast-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

Aside from the problematic elements in these stories due to the time period in which they were written, these are otherwise some simple and well-executed short stories. Agatha Christie really never disappoints and these stories are no different. They’re great as a series or to take one at a time when you only have a few minutes to spare.

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mysterious fast-paced
adventurous mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Read: September 11, 2021; February 23, 2016.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes