The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie: An episode of Dr. Who from series 4, The Unicorn and the Wasp, which features Agatha Christie, reminded me that I'd never read any Agatha Christie -- ever. So I thought I'd remedy that. I liked the title of this one, so I chose it as my first Christie novel. I liked it, and I loved Miss Marple -- she's a sharp one. The maid finds a dead body in the library of some friends of Miss Marple; no one knows who she is but of course the friend talks Miss Marple into helping her find the killer. I knew who the murderer was as soon as I met the person, but then Christie would say something and I'd think, "Oh, this character is a red herring." Then I'd be back to thinking I was right in the first place. I liked that -- the feeling that I was possibly wrong about who the killer was.
Showing posts with label mystery novels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery novels. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Agatha Christie and Dr. Who
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie: An episode of Dr. Who from series 4, The Unicorn and the Wasp, which features Agatha Christie, reminded me that I'd never read any Agatha Christie -- ever. So I thought I'd remedy that. I liked the title of this one, so I chose it as my first Christie novel. I liked it, and I loved Miss Marple -- she's a sharp one. The maid finds a dead body in the library of some friends of Miss Marple; no one knows who she is but of course the friend talks Miss Marple into helping her find the killer. I knew who the murderer was as soon as I met the person, but then Christie would say something and I'd think, "Oh, this character is a red herring." Then I'd be back to thinking I was right in the first place. I liked that -- the feeling that I was possibly wrong about who the killer was.
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