Welcome to Litsy!

Trying to channel spring in my teacup today!

Tonight‘s before bed read. How reassuring & comforting to be in Poirot‘s ordered world. #ChristieCapers

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A classic whodunit that shines in its puzzle-like structure, with multiple suspects, red herrings, and a tightly woven mystery. The investigation takes several twists, including a love triangle, hidden identities, and a second murder, and the clues are fairly presented to the reader. Poirot shines with his meticulous reasoning and playful ego, contrasting with Hastings‘ more emotional and sometimes naive perspective.

Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle
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4 Stars • The Murder on the Links is the second novel featuring Agatha Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Published in 1923, the story begins when Poirot receives an urgent letter from Paul Renauld, a wealthy Frenchman living in Merlinville-sur-Mer, requesting his help due to fears for his life.

We have less than two weeks to go before our next #ChristiesCapers discussion! I‘ve seen some good reviews and comments on rereading so far on Litsy, so this should make a good discussion on the 30th! Anything to share with the others? #AgathaChristieClubR3

The move is progressing!! My windowsill books have moved to the piano for now. The bottom picture is an attempt to fit all my crates of books into one picture (unsuccessfully) - ended up with 96 crates of books + a few boxes.

I had read this Agatha Christie mystery before, but as usually couldn't remember the solution 😂 I'm the worst armchair detective ever, but it doesn't reduce my enjoyment of reading and rereading Christie's tales. ⬇

The I cannot resist a weird vintage Christie cover. These two are from the 1970s. I picked them up at a used bookstore yesterday.
I like the tagged one (the next #christiescapers buddy read) but the bright red lips on the Taken at the Flood is a little off putting.
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I‘ve decided to join the #christiescapers buddy read. The only Agatha Christie book I‘ve read is Murder On The Orient Express and I liked it. I‘ve been wanting to read more of her books. I have some of her books on my Audible app and this will give me a good excuse to read them sooner rather than later. They also seem like short audiobooks. I‘m only 2 months behind on the buddy read because I just joined but I have time to catch up.

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Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

Our little friend with a moustache returns, this time investigating a murder in neighboring France. While teaching his friend Hastings about women and love, foiling a French police officer, and traveling to and fro between countries, the contemplative Belgian cracks the case! Better than Styles, The Murder on the Links has made me a genuine fan of Agatha Christie. Looking forward to Book 3.

Am really enjoying reading these Christies. On to the next one.

Next serial read . . . Another Christie.

Very clever and twisty whodunnit mystery with a surprisingly complex plot for a short book — not as great as some of her later work (there are probably too many side stories and dead ends) but worthwhile for Christie fans.

Spent a bit of my Canada Day finishing this one. Another great, (albeit convoluted) Agatha Christie novel. Don‘t worry, the only nod to golf in this book is where the body was discovered.

“No?”
“'Hell!' said the Prince—and kissed her!”
And I suited the action to the word.
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Hercule Poirot receives a letter begging him to travel to Merlinville-sur-Mer immediately. The writer of the letter, millionaire Monsieur Renauld, is worried about something that he doesn't do more than allude to & Poirot's curiosity is piqued. When Poirot & Hastings arrive at the Renaulds' estate, they are shocked to hear that their mysterious letter writer was murdered the night before. (continued)

It took over one hour for the golf course to come up and keep me wondering why Agatha Christie chose the title. Even later the choice of place were the victim was found seemed completely unnecessary and senseless. Maybe she was out of titles?
Other than that it was a nice murder mystery with the well-known twists.

This one was weird. I thought it would deal with a murder while golfing. Nope! It is really crazy. Each time I thought Poirot and Hastings had the killer arrested, I was wrong. It didn't keep my attention as much as the other one, but it was still good.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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On Friday the 13th, one reads mystery, right?

I wonder how many people have read Dame Agatha's books over the years when life has been too hard to cope with. Taking a break from my cold house to take a highly overheated walk in the bot gardens. That's our winter for you.

That's the whole series in a nutshell 🤣🤣🤣

Well went and realized I read the 1 st book in the series and had the second book so I‘ll start there

Starting to slowly make by way through Agatha Christie, starting with the Hercule Poirot series. *large print so I don‘t need readers at the volleyball tournament. 😂

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I believe that a well-known anecdote exited to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence:
“‘Hell!‘ said the Duchess.”
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“ 'Hell!' said the Prince— and kissed her!”
And I suited the action to the word.
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"If for an hour one experiences sensations and emotion of the most terrible, one has lived many hours!"
Understood the meaning in these times which is fraught with death and misery!

I was all excited because I thought I had figured out who did it before it was revealed. I was wrong again 😂

Working my way through the Poirot series with book 2. Still the hilarious narration of Hastings - the chapter of him being “in love” is snort worthy😂 Again I couldn‘t predict the outcome of the mystery. Good fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The 2nd Poirot . I‘ve read some Christie before,didn‘t keep track in my younger days.I‘m trying to read them in order.So enjoyable.Like your favorite tea, your cozy sweater, your comfortable shoes.Definitely Christie is one of the building blocks of the mystery genre.

What a lovely way to end the day .A little Christie , a little Obama....🙂then..🥱😴

I got The Murder on the Links on audio along with Murder on the Orient Express, which I'll save for later. The plot of this one is dizzying, and I didn't really get it until I read summaries online afterward. Still, I enjoyed the characters, and I can't expect to keep up with Poirot, so it's a "pick" for me.
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Today I finished listening to this via the delightful Phoebe Reads A Mystery podcast. I like letting an old Agatha Christie wash over me via audio and not put any effort into working out who did it, I find it quite comforting not to bother looking for any clues at all!

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Another Poirot mystery. I enjoyed the location in France, but Hastings and his crushes got on my nerves a bit. #authoramonth2020 @Soubhiville

I didn't like it that much, although I was entertained enough to finish. The plot was convoluted and over the top. Christie's works sometimes challenge reality, but this one was just too much. Too many coincidences, few compelling characters, and a weak reveal. Poirot is always charming though, but I don't think this will be a re-read for me.

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence:
“ ‘Hell‘ said the Duchess.”
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2.5 ⭐️ I picked this up due to the podcast #phoebereadsamystery and quite honestly I got bored with it and quit the podcast about a month ago and just let the book just linger. It‘s just a book that isn‘t for me. #2020 #bookreview #fiction #agathacristie #mystery #classic #bookstagram #ebook

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence:

“Hell!‘ said the Duchess.”

#firstlinefridays

Second go with this one. I‘m still on the fence about it. I love Poirot & no one spins a mystery like Dame Agatha, but HASTINGS SHUT UP. 😂🤣 I really liked Cinderella & I loved all the red herrings/twists. This dragged in places, for me, and I was really wishing Hastings had sat this one out... 😂 On to the next! (I‘ve been listening to these on Scrib‘d and I enjoy Hugh Fraser‘s narration. David Suchet himself narrates the next one!)

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Definitely a pick! I liked the romantic sideline for Hastings, our narrator. A lot of twists I didn‘t anticipate - it‘s not over till the last page! Not going to lie, Hastings telling them story reminds me a lot of the Holmes-Watson dynamic in Doyle‘s works.

A very twisty tale, I enjoyed the mistery greatly. Could do with Hastings melodrama (I have to confess he never did much for me), but Poirot was in great form.

And I suited the action to the word.📚📚
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A little reading before bed. It‘s the only way I can relax and fall asleep. Another great Agatha Christie story. This one got a bit complicated towards the end, but it all came together in the last few chapters. As always, a joy to spend time with M. Poirot👍

No one writes mysteries like Agatha Christie

I don‘t know why I couldn‘t get into it. I may try again another time.