A Good Thriller discussion

And Then There Were None,easily her best book.The perfect murder mystery.

I agree!

I also like the Tommy & Tuppence mysteries and books like The Pale Horse and Murder is Easy.

Evil Under the Sun

I have never read any of her books, but have loved many of her films.

So I really loved the book/film

Then There Were None.

Many great films, which I am sure are great books.

I'm on a bit of an Agatha Christie binge,at the moment.Finished The Body in the Library,a Miss Marple book,and loved it.(4 stars)
Also Peril at End House and Endless Night (3 stars)

The Murder of Roger Akroyd

Murder on the Orient Express,great ending.

Recently read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Some call it her best book. I don't think so. The ending is good,the rest is a conventional Christie book.

I too have ben rereading several of Christie's novels — and discovering ones that I don't know if I have read, so just forgotten.

Such as So Many Steps to Death, which I thought was very different than her normal work because it deals with scientists that go missing and a young woman taking up a dying woman's identity to find out how and why.

I also enjoyed The Secret of Chimneys that introduces Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard in a tale of a young Canadian who finds possibly more that he bargains for when he takes on a supposedly simple errant: carrying a political manuscript from South Africa to England and into the hands of a publisher.

A Poirot book that I read late last year was Lord Edgware Dies and another I don't believe I've read before but enjoyed. My only complaint that she gave Poirot a clue the reader was not aware of in this case of the mysterious death of a title man after he agrees to a divorce of his actress wife.

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
A mixed bag 3/5

And Then There Was None
The Tommy and Tuppence books
Murder is Easy
The Pale Horse

Curtain,memorable for being Poirot's last case.

Love so many of Agatha Christie books. Favourite? Bertram's Hotel x

Yes,it's pretty good.

The Sittaford Mystery

Exciting and fast paced. 4/5

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Christie's debut effort and the first one,featuring her Belgian detective,Hercule Poirot.

Doesn't feel like a first book,her mastery of her craft is already apparent.And yet publishers rejected it for years !

3.5/5

Among her sleuths,I've always had a fondness for Miss Marple.Her humour works best in this series.

Not her usual whodunit,but a cold war thriller.Great fun.

4/5

Her last book,features Tommy and Tuppence.
3/5

I now intend to read all of her books.Bought ten more,and hope to finish them pretty quickly.

I think liked every Agatha Christie book I've read but I love The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Death on the Nile.
I just found Evil Under the Sun for a great price at a used book store. I haven't read it yet but hope to soon.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has a twist ending,which is great.

She is generally very good,but there have been a couple so far,which I didn't enjoy too much :

Death in the Clouds

Third Girl

Good to know. I haven't read them yet. For me, Murder in Mesopotamia was probably the weakest. I liked it but didnt completely buy the ending.

Haven't read that one,yet.

My Agatha Christie binge continues.Bought ten more of her books,which shouldn't take too long to read.
Eventually,intend to read all her books.
Next up :
Murder in the Mews

Read Agatha Christie death on the Nile. A really good read and loved Egypt in the background.

Loved Death on the Nile!! The characters were interesting and believable with a touch of madness.

Haven't read Death on the Nile, so far.

Murder in the Mews was pretty good,four Poirot stories. 3/5

Currently reading :

Lord Edgware Dies

So far,very interesting.

She was a genius, in a quintessentially conventional English way. If you haven't read some of the classics, like "Death on the Nile" or "Murder on the Orient Express," you should. And then there is perhaps her most extraordinary book, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd." The twist in the plot was revolutionary, audacious and unforgettable.

Her most extraordinary book in my opinion is,And Then There were None.

Enjoyed the Big Four,a Christie thriller.Had read plenty of negative reviews about this one,but it was great fun.Also does Hercule Poirot have a twin brother called Achille Poirot ?

W wrote: "Her most extraordinary book in my opinion is,And Then There were None."

I have copies of that book with the original title, the replacement title and this one! I agree that it is her very best.

That's interesting Kandice.Why do you have all three titles,Ten Little Niggers,Ten Little Indians and
And Then There were None ?
I remember when I first read it decades ago,I got the one with Ten Little Niggers.

Also watched its 1945 movie version and it fails to capture the sustained tension and excitement of the book.