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karen_unabridged 's review for:
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
This early work by Christie doesn’t hold up as well as some of her other things. The plot is ridiculous, the characters over the top, and the stakes are never very high. But it’s good fun to read (if you can ignore the equally dated views on race and class).
Update 2022: re-read. Still can't get over the casual racism / slurs / dismissive attitude toward "foreigners." Christie writes this as more of an espionage book than a mystery and it's just not great. Battle is good. Anthony is a good character. Virginia and Bundle are intriguing...so the raw materials of good Christie stories are here but it doesn't gel into a compelling story.
Update 2022: re-read. Still can't get over the casual racism / slurs / dismissive attitude toward "foreigners." Christie writes this as more of an espionage book than a mystery and it's just not great. Battle is good. Anthony is a good character. Virginia and Bundle are intriguing...so the raw materials of good Christie stories are here but it doesn't gel into a compelling story.