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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Agatha Christie definitely deserves the title Queen of Mystery. I did not at all guess whodunnit. Plot twists and many surprises abound. I do not really like the writing style, but that’s my personal preference, not to disparage Ms. Christie in any way!
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-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:
No
Bringing back Superintendent Battle, George Lomax, Bill Eversleigh, and most importantly, Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent, all from The Secret of Chimneys, this is another golden era mystery from when Dame Christie still liked young people.
Bundle's father, Lord Caterham, has been reduced to seasonally renting out the family estate to the <i>nouveau riche</i>, including steel magnate Sir Oswald and his overdramatic wife. During their stay, a young guest is found dead, apparently of an accidental overdose. When Bundle and her father return to their home, she finds a suspicious letter written by the deceased that she's intent on delivering to its intended recipient. Then she witnesses another mysterious death and finds herself drawn into a strange conspiracy.
Bundle has a Nancy Drew vibe, unable to mind her own business and unwilling to put her personal safety first. She's smart, spunky, and fiercely independent. I wish Christie had written more Bundle Brent books, but, alas, she did not.
Read for the 2025 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge:
Prompt #45: A book with a left-handed character
Bundle's father, Lord Caterham, has been reduced to seasonally renting out the family estate to the <i>nouveau riche</i>, including steel magnate Sir Oswald and his overdramatic wife. During their stay, a young guest is found dead, apparently of an accidental overdose. When Bundle and her father return to their home, she finds a suspicious letter written by the deceased that she's intent on delivering to its intended recipient. Then she witnesses another mysterious death and finds herself drawn into a strange conspiracy.
Bundle has a Nancy Drew vibe, unable to mind her own business and unwilling to put her personal safety first. She's smart, spunky, and fiercely independent. I wish Christie had written more Bundle Brent books, but, alas, she did not.
Read for the 2025 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge:
Prompt #45: A book with a left-handed character
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not the best of Christie’s but still a good read.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-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
A ripping yarn, very unlike anything else of Christie's that I have read. It's a comic, wodehousian adventure with it's tongue very firmly in it's cheek. In many ways it feels as if it was written last year, not almost a century ago. An easy read for a wet day