Closed Casket Sophie Hannah returns with an all new Poirot story, CLOSED CASKET on sale September 6, 2016! Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford summons her lawyer to make an urgent change… Read more »
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Halloween Reading That Won’t Give You Nightmares
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a Halloween freebie topic. Halloween Reading That Won’t Give You Nightmares I don’t like horror, and I don’t like being frightened, but I do enjoy a nice atmospheric book now and then. Here… Read more »
Christie Film and Television Adaptations
Since my post on March 4 focused on Agatha Christie’s writings, I thought this might be a good time to discuss the numerous theatrical, television, and film adaptations which have been made of her works. Christie herself wrote several plays, including Black Coffee and The Unexpected Guest, and adapted… Read more »
Agatha Christie (Favorite British Mystery Authors series)
Agatha Christie It’s impossible to discuss mystery as a genre, let alone British mystery authors, without talking about Agatha Christie. Her 80 books (14 collections of short stories and a staggering 66 novels) have been translated into over 100 languages and have sold over 4 billion copies. Her works have… Read more »