I was most encouraged by my 15 year old niece picking up this book that I had bought on a whim and then reading it in 2 weekends. Well done Abbie! It took me a little longer but on a train trip to Manchester yesterday, I did manage to break the back of it.
It is really well written and has a really good twist to the end that you probably know from seeing the TV version with David Suchet.
But having read the book, I was disappointed in this version by how much it strays from the original plot. It’s way out. Only by reading the book will you realise that.
I’m getting to like Murder novels as a diversion as I get older. When I was younger I never thought much of them, despite the fact that my Mum read the them all over a 10 year period. I was more interested in Lawrence than Christie. I suspect that it’s because it’s an easy read and a form of escapism or maybe I need a break from all the heavy history stuff I usually read. But next I’ll be reading a history of Henry VIII as I’ve always been interested in Tudor history and I need to fill some gaps in my knowledge.
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