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Thursday, May 1, 2025

"Sinister Spring" by Agatha Christie

Like Autumn Chills and Midwinter Murder, this is a collection of short mysteries by Agatha Christie that all take place in a particular season.

Hands down, my favorite short story in here was "The Girl in the Train," which was funny, quirky, and exciting all at the same time.  It made me think alternately of P. G. Wodehouse and F. Scott Fitzgerald, which is no mean feat!

I also very much enjoyed "Have You Got Everything You Want?" (I'm becoming a Parker Pyne fan) and "The Soul of the Croupier" (I'm also becoming a Mr. Quin fan).  

If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: PG for various crimes such as murder and theft, and attendant mild violence.

This is my 37th book read and reviewed for my fourth Classics Club list.

2 comments:

  1. The short-lived TV anthology series "The Agatha Christie Hour" did a delightful little adaptation of "The Girl in the Train": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMQXtpzZpDI

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    1. Elisabeth, that's so fun! Thanks for sharing -- I will try to give that a watch soon :-)

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