Agatha Christie
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Miss Marple asked gently: “Who was dead?” The answer came back quick and mechanical. “Helen…” For Read Christie 2026, I’m going with the suggested choice of Sleeping Murder, a book I’ve read several times and really enjoy. When Gwenda Reed moves from New Zealand to England with her husband Giles, a cousin to Miss Marple’s…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with the #ToilAndTrouble challenge. @jac_in_a_book asked for covers featuring witches, which seemed like a great opportunity to showcase these miniature books featuring my favourite coven, the Witches from Discworld by Terry Pratchett. The books are 2.5 cm/1 inch tall, and the series consists of the following titles: Equal Rites…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. In September I read cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, and fantasy. I read about witches, golems, vampires and werevolves, I read about elder and retired sleuths and assassins, about former crusaders and journalists, about deadline dinner parties, police investigations, monster hunters and fish and chips. I read about finding yourself, about second…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with the #bookitechture challenge by @jac_in_a_book. The task is to find book covers with houses and buildings. What you do with these covers is up to you. My take is to set up a dodgy real estate agency. Their prices are a steal, just don’t ask what happened to…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with #DateWithABook by @hook.me.a.book, with a chat about a bookish date, using book titles to answer these questions: Who was your date with?Where did you meet?What time was the rendezvous?What did you wear?What did you talk about?Will there be a second date? Books used for this challenge:– The Book…
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September 15 marks the birthday of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. The #readchristie2026 pick for September is Endless Night, a book Agatha Christie herself considered one of her best works, and it seems quite appropriate to post about it today. Endless Night is a difficult book to review without spoilers, because a lot of…
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Ad/PR. In August I read cozy mysteries, horrors, fantasy, historical mysteries, and cozy/paranormal fantasy. I read about deadly deception and manipulation, about blurred boundaries between fiction and reality, about goblins, trolls, werevolves, vampires and witches, spunky young adventurers and clever retirees. Emoji Guide🤗 = cozy💖 = romantic😱 = scary💡 = thought provoking💥 = action packed😂…
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To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second-hand the delights and dangers of adventure. Book review of The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, book 1 in the Tommy and Tuppence series. You’ve probably heard of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s two iconic sleuth characters. Tommy…
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For the ReadChristie2026 July book, I’ve chosen Unfinished Portrait, written by Agatha Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. It is not a mystery. There is no Poirot or Miss Marple, no alibis, suspects, red herrings or any of the things that Agatha Christie is famous for. If you are looking for an intricate, clever murder…
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Each one of you has something to hide. Come now, am I right? If you know Hercule Poirot, you know that he is right indeed. In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, you’ll find a group of suspects who all have something to hide, who all have a motive for murder, and who all had the…
