![]() I haven't read every Christie, but I have read most of the highly suggested ones. About the author (2014) One of the most successful and beloved writer of mystery stories, Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, County Devon, England. I had worked out the plot a conventional plot, partly adapted from one of my other stories. In her autobiography she wrote that it had not been easy writing it and that she had always hated it: To begin with I had no joy in writing, no élan. ![]() ![]() To give you an idea of my taste to compare with your own, here is a sampling of some of the best and worst, with most others falling into the Classic/standard category (2 to 4 stars). Agatha Christie didn’t enjoy writing The Mystery of the Blue Train (first published in 1928). I usually categorize Christie's mysteries in three groups: * Fabulous * Classic/standard * Below average This one falls into the Classic/standard category wrt story. But she really played this one close to the vest for me. As for the mystery and story: I never really guessed who it was, though I think I went through just about every character as a possibility at one time or another. ![]() She is now my favorite (non-detective) Christie character. The main reason I gave it a rating of 4 and not a 3 is because of the character of Katherine Grey. Agatha Christies The Blue Train - YouTube Take a journey on The Blue Train from London to Paris and San Remo - via Orton Mere This film was made with appropriate European stock and. The story is engaging with interesting characters. He's great in this, though the American accents are always a little forced and fake, but likely more because of Christie's writing. Hugh Fraser is my favorite Christie narrator. ![]()
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