Agatha Christie Lovers discussion

Note: But don't spoil the ending!
I've already read these:
Thanks! :D

I think the one that was the November read Peril at End House was great because I would have never guessed the murderer.

And also Murder on the Orient Express, that ending was a huge surprise to me.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories,At Bertram's Hotel,Peril at End House

And Then There Were None

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

These are the three I found really surprising at the end... First place, of course goes to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd!!!

The first time I read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, I was so knocked out by the ending that I had to read it again, immediately!

Even though the ending has been a surprise for all of the Agatha Christie books I've read, my top one is definitely The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. The ending was shocking.

Shayleigh wrote: "Even though the ending has been a surprise for all of the Agatha Christie books I've read, my top one is definitely The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. The ending was shocking."

I couldn't agree more...I was absolutely floored by the ending of that one!

Same here! I almost jumped when I read the ending of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd!

And then there were none
Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Third girl
Cat among the pigeons
Orient express
Murder on the links
Death on the Nile
Blue train
Evil under the sun

Ive never read The Mousetrap yet!

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Murder on the Orient Express
And then there were None
Murder is Easy.

Until now it's definitly "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". I was so shocked by the ending. I couldn't believe it. Maybe I didn't want it to be true.

I didn't want it to be true too!!?

Agatha wrote: "I didn't want it to be true too!!?"

:)

I didn't want it to be true, but I was so amazed-and impressed-that it was a delight.

Funny, isn't it? The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the ONLY book of the great AC's where I 'twigged' it right from the start. I felt massively disappointed as a result. LOL.

My favourite twists are:
5 Little Pigs
Why Didn't They Ask Evans

I keep hearing that about Why Didn't They Ask Evans? and I can't remember if I've read that book yet. I'll have to check and see where it is on THE LIST.

% little pigs was the best!

I'll look forward to them Alisha, because I don't think I've read either.

LOL, I wrote the wrong thing! Its 5 little pigs.

Hi, everybody! First post with you all. The 1st one I thought about was "Murder on the Orient-Express" (because it was my very 1st contact with Dame Agatha during the 80s): it left me repeating over and over "is that even possible?". But reading your posts, I have to agree: the winner is "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (the problem is that it's the kind of thing you can't forget and since i'm a re-reader...)

Then you've found the perfect group, because we love to re-read Dinou!

Poirots last case. Amazing so clever. X

Murder on the Orient Express!!! Fantastic! (The only one in which I easily worked out the "twist" was Peril at End House. It involves the sort of thing I tend to notice.)

Five Little Pigs and Sleeping Murder. I have to confess though that I NEVER guessed the murderer right, in any of AC's books. Call me dumb, but often when I reread a book years later (like 20+ years!) I STILL can't guess, though I have a sort of feeling who it was last time!

And then there was none. I've read the book more times than I can count and each time I'm blown away!

Janine wrote: "Murder on the Orient Express!!! Fantastic! (The only one in which I easily worked out the "twist" was Peril at End House. It involves the sort of thing I tend to notice.)"

We're reading that book for March Janine.

Harini wrote: "Five Little Pigs and Sleeping Murder. I have to confess though that I NEVER guessed the murderer right, in any of AC's books. Call me dumb, but often when I reread a book years later (like 20+ year..."

I'll sometimes guess way too early who the murderer is and that's my big clue that I've read the book before.

Angel wrote: "And then there was none. I've read the book more times than I can count and each time I'm blown away!"

That's such a good book Angel. The movie from the 1960s (?) was really good too.

I agree with most of the posters here but nobody has mentioned the one book that really surprised me, "Crooked House". It wasn't just the murderer that amazed me but also the motive.

Hey everyone! I started a list a few weeks ago: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16... which is all about the Most Shocking Ending. I hadn't even seen this thread when I posted it. LOL. You guys are the best ones to continue voting on it, I think: it looks like you've read a lot more Christie than I have! :D

As for me: And Then There Were None was great. I also thought Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd would hypothetically be shocking, if I hadn't known the outcome before I started reading (thanks, dad) :/ haha

Angie wrote: "I agree with most of the posters here but nobody has mentioned the one book that really surprised me, "Crooked House". It wasn't just the murderer that amazed me but also the motive."

Yes, it's the "crooked house" which had the most 'shocking' ending, amongst those I had read

Crooked House, Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, Murder on the Orient Express (though I had already seen the tv version before I read the book)

And Then There Were None Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. In five little piggs I was starting to suspect the murder, I was very surprised that I got the killer right :)

Crooked House

Definitely 'Murder on the Orient Express' and 'And Then There Were None'!

Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, And Then There Were None.

Other ending were surprises. Those ending were shockers!

Witness for the Prosecution

I just read/listened to that Kim. The movie is really good, Marlene Dietrich plays the wife.

Carolyn F. wrote: "I just read/listened to that Kim. The movie is really good, Marlene Dietrich plays the wife."

Yes! And isn't Charles Laughton wonderful in it? One of my all-time favorite movies. I guess when it was first released to theaters, the audience was asked not to divulge the ending to anyone who hadn't seen the movie.

I loved how they would advertise movies like that, they did that a couple of times.

They're ALL twisty to me, but The Hollow, Crooked House and The Man in the Brown Suit all come to mind.

Crooked House was one of the creepiest ones that I have ever read. I suspected everyone except the person who did it. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was good too, as were The Hollow, At Bertram's Hotel,and And then there were none. I couldnt sleep the night I finished the latter.Hercule Poirots Christmas I could never have guessed either. I have read so many where that person did it, but I never thought of them in this case. All of the Agatha Christies have good endings.

Carolyn F. wrote: "I just read/listened to that Kim. The movie is really good, Marlene Dietrich plays the wife."

I just listened to that book yesterday. Creepy. I am usually okay at guessing endings, but that one floored me.

Me too Caroline. I actually watched the movie before I read the story and I was so surprised, very heartbreaking too for the poor wife.

Caroline wrote: "Crooked House was one of the creepiest ones that I have ever read. I suspected everyone except the person who did it. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was good too, as were The Hollow, At Bertram's Hote..."

I felt the same about Crooked house. Surprised and gave me shivers all over the body... The other creepy was ,,Endless noght'', but murderer was more obvious

Trevor wrote: "Hey everyone! I started a list a few weeks ago: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16... which is all about the Most Shocking Ending. I hadn't even seen this th..."

That's probably the list I voted on! My picks were The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, And Then There Were None/Ten Little Indians, and Murder on the Orient Express. Those three had such unique, original endings.

I think the only Christie that I guessed the ending of (correctly) was A Murder is Announced.

I don't think I've ever guessed right! They've all been surprises. Sometimes I'll get the person but not the way they did it or the reason. Most of the time I only get it because I've been saying "they did it!" about every character. lol!

I have guessed Death on the nile, Death comes as the end, Caribbean murder, and Mrs. Mcginty's dead. There may have been a few more, but I cant remember them right now.

Me too Caroline, I usually have some idea who it is.