Agatha Christie

I think I've read 5 Agatha Christies this summer and around 8 last summer, so I'm not going to focus on any one that she's written because, broadly speaking, they're all very similar in plot detail due to the fact that they're all murder mysteries. I'm just going to briefly touch on the ones I've read this summer and give some detail on each.

The Queen of Crime

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: This was the one that shot Christie to fame and gave her the title of the Queen of Crime. Hence, the sheer amazingness of this book should most definitely not be underestimated. Although all her books have a twist, this one has the biggest of all, and if you're planning to read it, you will never ever ever EVER in a million years guess whodunnit. Ever.

The Hollow: This book is different to some of Christie's others, because the murder doesn't seem to be the central focus of the book; it's more about the emotional approach of each of the characters to the murder, and Poirot's observations of their movements. A-mazing.

Murder at the Vicarage: This was the first Miss Marple that I've read, and it was odd, because she didn't seem to feature very much in it, apart from at the end when she gave her theory of who committed the murder. The contents of the book is very much to do with gathering the facts and presenting them to the reader rather than formulating different theories. Not my favourite Christie, but still worth a read.

The Big Four: Agatha Christie roams slightly into the realms of the unknown, by writing about a secret organisation, The Big Four, and a series of murders rather than focusing on one murder. In fact, the murder occurs at the beginning and is merely incidental to the story.

And Then There Were None: There is no detective that features in this story to puzzle out the mystery, but all becomes clear somehow at the end...! It's creepy in the fact that you never expect the murder, or the murderer, but it's fantastic. Definitely read this one.

I'll be reading Little Dorrit next, so it might take me a while to update this, but I will... eventually!