Appointment With Agatha discussion

I've just started this and I'm impressed at how Christie continues to experiment with how she tells a story. It would have been so easy for her to just keep churning out the same stuff.

Yes this one is definitely different Mike. I enjoyed it a lot. Didn't guess the murderer which I love. I hate when it's too obvious but I don't mind an inkling. However, I had no clue in this one.

I enjoyed it, but I didn’t find the solution plausible.

(view spoiler)[How do people not notice they’re sitting in the wrong seats? Other women will have handbags, which presumably be at the correct places. Women’s glasses will likely have lipstick on them. How do they not notice they have a slightly different view? I’ve easily found my spot again at a 12-top round table - after a few drinks. (hide spoiler)]

But other than that bit, I enjoyed the story.

I really like this book - I haven't reread it yet, but I am going to get to it this week.

Also, I profusely apologize for being such a terrible moderator!

No worries Christine, my last week just passed in a blur so I get it!

My library doesn't have a physical copy of this book but it looks like Hugh Fraser read it so it's probably a solid narration. I'm going to download the audio version and hope I don't need it in print.

I listened to the Hugh Fraser audiobook Jessica and it was brilliant. He's perfect at the voices as usual.

Teresa wrote: "I listened to the Hugh Fraser audiobook Jessica and it was brilliant. He's perfect at the voices as usual."

Thank you!

Will be interested in what you think of it Jessica.

I agree with C, the solution didn’t seem plausible. I enjoyed reading it anyway, there wasn’t anything too fancy, it was just a good whodunnit, and the characters were likeable.

I thought the mix up at the table could happen. Especially at a round table. If you see your bag in a spot you'll just automatically sit there. That's the way I looked at it anyway.

I really enjoyed this one because it was so difficult from the others.

I've posted a review for Sparkling Cyanide.

https://mikefinnsfiction.com/2023/09/...

Great review Mike!!

Teresa wrote: "Great review Mike!!"
Thank you.

I really liked this book on audio. I'm still in a whirl from the ending, trying to assimilate the facts. I also thought the mix up was possible.

This was my first Agatha Christie book, and still my favorite. But I just bought a bunch of her novellas, so I’m curious if something can compare to the Sparkling Cyanid

Emília wrote: "This was my first Agatha Christie book, and still my favorite. But I just bought a bunch of her novellas, so I’m curious if something can compare to the Sparkling Cyanid"

I really enjoyed some of her short stories. Though I agree, Sparkling Cyanide is one of the better of her full length stories, I think you might like some of the shorts as well.

I really enjoyed this one too. I read it for the first time so many years ago that Christie kept me guessing. The ending was very exciting!