Agatha Christie is known as the queen of mystery writers and let me tell you this book really reinforces that notion. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd starts off with Roger Ackroyd's murder which has closely followed the suicide of a woman that Ackroyd was believed to be engaged to. There is a question of blackmail tied into the murders and before too long retired Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate. This book is different as it is narrated by the doctor of the town, James. He works alongside Poirot in a quest to find the true murderer and unravel the mystery.
I love Agatha Christie's work and have a personal goal to read all of her books. This book didn't disappoint and the ending blew me out of the water. I don't know why I ever expected less. She really is the queen of the mystery genre IMO. I really enjoy her books for the atmosphere that she creates along with the mystery. These are just fun books for me to read and I can never figure out whodunnit. Great read and I recommend!
Challenges: Anything Agatha Challenge
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5
On another note: I'm thinking about changing my rating scale to an A-F scale or 1-10. What do you guys prefer? I wouldn't be changing until the beginning of next year but I am looking for your opinions. Thanks in advance :)
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie
I neglected to write a Sunday Salon post yesterday because I hardly read anything all weekend. Why you might ask? Because I was doing something even better! I was spending QUALITY time with my family. We went to a waterpark hotel for the weekend and had a blast. My son loved every minute of it...I could hardly get him out of the pool! :) Lots of fun but little reading time as I was trying to keep up with him and introduce my daughter to her very 1st swimming experience. It was chaos but of the best kind!
On to the book review, I'm becoming a fast fan of Agatha Christie. This was a fun little whodunnit for me. Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate a murder where a man has already been convicted and is about to be hung for the murder. And he is asked by the leading police investigator who found the evidence that convicted the man soon to be executed. With little to no clues as to who the murderer might be, Poirot has to use all of his skills to solve this case. I enjoyed reading this book. Poirot is a very pompous character who thinks quite highly of himself. It made me laugh at one point just reading his thoughts about himself. The mystery had a few good twists and turns...and I didn't figure out who the murderer was so all in all, a good book!
Challenges: Anything Agatha Challenge, A-Z Challenge ("C" Author)
My Rating: 4 out of 5
On to the book review, I'm becoming a fast fan of Agatha Christie. This was a fun little whodunnit for me. Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate a murder where a man has already been convicted and is about to be hung for the murder. And he is asked by the leading police investigator who found the evidence that convicted the man soon to be executed. With little to no clues as to who the murderer might be, Poirot has to use all of his skills to solve this case. I enjoyed reading this book. Poirot is a very pompous character who thinks quite highly of himself. It made me laugh at one point just reading his thoughts about himself. The mystery had a few good twists and turns...and I didn't figure out who the murderer was so all in all, a good book!
Challenges: Anything Agatha Challenge, A-Z Challenge ("C" Author)
My Rating: 4 out of 5
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