Book Vue

*This is not a sponsored post* Whether you are new to Agatha Christie or have been basking in the intricacies of the said genius, this list will, hopefully, be helpful anyway. It is a list of my personal favorites. If you are a Christie fan and have a different list to this one, then please do share it with me. I'd love to know! It was a tough task to select only five titles for this lot. I have edited and re-edited the list so many times, yet it feels like something is missing. Sigh! Well, that's how her books are, all equally amazing. She's not known the Queen of Crime for nothing! Just a little introduction before I begin. I read my first Christie novel when I was 13 I guess, not too sure. Until then I was solving mysteries with Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys but when I read a Christie, I suddenly felt grown up! I didn't even understand all of it at first, but I remember re-reading it only to be captured in this trance of unimaginable plots and human psychology...

Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Closed Casket Author: Sophie Hannah Genre: Fiction, Murder mystery Pages: 320 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN-13:  978-0062458827 Rating: 3.6/5 Closed Casket  is the latest Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah. I wasn't impressed by the first book by the same author, The Monogram Murders , but had hopes for this one. To the review then, shall we? Lady Athelinda Playford, a popular children's mystery writer, is hosting a party and Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are invited. Lady Playford doesn't give any reason for inviting a detective and an inspector to her house but when she makes the announcement of her new will at the dining table, Poirot is confused and his grey cells, agile. Lady Playford has changed her will to leave everything she owns to Joseph Scotcher, her secretary, who has only a few weeks to live. Her children are to get absolutely nothing. The mystery further causes confusion when Joseph is bruta...

Buy From Amazon.in Title:  The Monogram Murders Author: Sophie Hannah Genre: Fiction, Murder, Mystery Pages: 372 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN-13 :  978-0008101244 Rating: 3/5 Out in 2014 apparently, I found this book now, two years later, while browsing through a book store. I had decided to buy just two books that day and, well, one of them had to be Poirot! It is a new Poirot tale by Sophie Hannah. So, here goes. Hercule Poirot is enjoying his meal in a coffee house when a woman rushes in. She seems agitated and tells him that someone is out to kill her and that when it is done, justice would be served. Puzzled and curious, Hercule Poirot makes up his mind to help Jennie. The next day, Poirot learns of the monogram murders  in a plush hotel in the city. He gets there with Inspector Catchpool to find three murders in three different rooms of the hotel. Each body is laid out perfectly with a monogrammed cuff link in each of the victim's mouth. As P...

Buy From Amazon.in Title:  Murder In The Mews Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Mystery, Murder Pages: 378 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN- 13:  9780007299812 Rating: 4/5 It is time for another Agatha Christie book review.  Murder in the Mews  is a collection of four short stories, all featuring my most favorite detective Hercule Poirot. So without further ado, let's get down to business. Murder in The Mews is the name of the first story. Poirot is faced with a murder which appears as a suicide but, is it really? A woman is found dead inside her room, of which the door and window are locked from the inside. But Poirot is sure it isn't what it looks like. The second story is called  The Incredible Theft  where Poirot is summoned to investigate a matter of stolen military documents linked to a possible ghost sighting. Not believing the ghost part one bit, he gets...

This is a post from my personal blog I,Me,Myself . Since it was about Agatha Christie, thought I should share it here too. Tu Mera Hero, Poirot! David Suchet as Hercule Poirot Image courtesy: http://www.agathachristie.com/christies-work/detectives/poirot/1 All my life I have been reading and re-reading Agatha Christie's books. I absolutely love them. She has this ingenious capability to create some of the most flawless and complex plots and characters. But Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective with his distinguishing egg shaped head and stiff mustache, is Christie's masterpiece. Just yesterday I was watching a Poirot movie. The Mystery of the Blue Train. Although I always maintain that nothing can beat the experience of reading, I was curious. Seeing David Suchet portraying him just made me smile. Oh, what an excitement to watch the clever, hot chocolate loving neat freak on screen! He looked exactly the picture I had always imagined. And so immaculately repres...

Rating: 4.5/5 Title:  Cat Among the Pigeons Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Detective Pages: 352 Publisher: Harper Collins ISB N-13:  9780007299744 This book comes as a surprise to the regular readers of Agatha Christie. There are many new elements that the author has brought in with this book. For example, there are plenty of different characters in this story apart from the usual butlers and servants. The story travels through different locations in bits and pieces and with that new characters are introduced. But the beauty of it all is how these bits and pieces finally come together and form the story. As I said earlier, this book has a fresh outlook unlike a normal Agatha Christie novel. The story is about the journey of a handful of foreign jewels and the people involved and killed in the search of the same. Of course with Hercule Poirot’s inclusion, the story becomes even more interesting! I really enjoyed reading ...

Rating: 5/5 Title:  And Then There Were None Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Fiction, Mystery Pages: 316 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN-13:  9780007282319 Although I enjoy reading Agatha Christie’s novels over and over again, there are a few books that fascinate me every time I read them. One of them (and my all time favorite, too!) is this particular book. From an exceptionally thought out plot to an array of interesting characters and a totally unexpected climax, it has the perfect ingredients for an even perfect story. Twelve people are invited to a lonely island to spend a few days in a house supposedly owned by the host. Upon arriving, they realize that they have all been tricked. Inside the house they hear a voice accusing each person with an offense they had committed earlier in their lives. The story continues with everyone getting mysteriously killed, one by one until there are none. Who is the mastermind behind these murders and...