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The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
2.0

To a modern reader, this wasn't really a detective novel. There is a murder or two but they're so insignificant and solving them takes a backseat while we're walked through the key romance of the story, which I wasn't really that into.

Also, I'm sorry but Christie's idea of a Balkan nation state is super cringey - she literally called it Herzoslovakia and had its citizens speak like Yoda ("war there may be" and "know this I do not").

There were exactly two enjoyable characters: Lord Caterham and Battle, although the latter could've been given more presence. 2.5/5