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A review by pammyj1883
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
3.0
Surprisingly, I somehow missed this collection as a teen, and it seems to be the one book I hadn't owned. I honestly am not sure that I was missing all that much.
The interesting thing about this collection is that it collects stories involving three of her detectives - Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne. A couple of the stories, the Parker Pyne ones mostly, were collected else where, so I ended up skipping them. But I'd like to point out that a few of the Pyne stories had originally been Hercule Poirot stories that Christie rewrote. I think the fact that the detectives can so easily be changed out somewhat showcases that it's not really about the detective at all in these cases.
I don't have a whole lot to say, honestly. It's mostly a fine collection -- there's nothing here that stands out as a spectacular read - though interestingly - The Yellow Iris was the original short story eventually reworked into Sparkling Cyanide, and Ms. Marple's story told from first person is an interesting novelty. But at least there's nothing here that is Christie at her worst either.
I think it's fine if your a fan of her short story style, but otherwise kind of a mixed bag.
The interesting thing about this collection is that it collects stories involving three of her detectives - Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne. A couple of the stories, the Parker Pyne ones mostly, were collected else where, so I ended up skipping them. But I'd like to point out that a few of the Pyne stories had originally been Hercule Poirot stories that Christie rewrote. I think the fact that the detectives can so easily be changed out somewhat showcases that it's not really about the detective at all in these cases.
I don't have a whole lot to say, honestly. It's mostly a fine collection -- there's nothing here that stands out as a spectacular read - though interestingly - The Yellow Iris was the original short story eventually reworked into Sparkling Cyanide, and Ms. Marple's story told from first person is an interesting novelty. But at least there's nothing here that is Christie at her worst either.
I think it's fine if your a fan of her short story style, but otherwise kind of a mixed bag.