I am re-reading this book. It's quite a strange book and is a completely different style to any other of Agatha's books. I believe she first wrote a series of short stories which were published in papers.
She was going through a fairly traumatic time in her life and the publishers were pressing for a book. Her brother in law suggested that she string the short stories together to form a full length book. The result? The Big Four.
This reminds me very much of Conan Doyle Poirot and Hastings could easily be Holmes and Watson.
I would be interested in what anyone else thinks?
Anne, I am glad you are way ahead in reading Agatha's stories, as you spur me on to catch up.
ReplyDeletePatricia - are you reading them in any particular order? I never did, just read the ones I could borrow from the library or buy from second-hand bookshops.
ReplyDeleteAnne, same as you did. I read about 20+ of her books ages ago, so now re-reading some and mostly watching the films. I really enjoy her books, trying to figure out the puzzle as to who and how. I don't have as many books as you do but now buying them again.
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