February 1, 2022: So I started this last night and fell asleep on it. Probably due to the sugar high I had (I ate a whole box of girl scout cookies, I regret nothing. I just finished this up today since I have been waiting on my boss to finally get back to me on something I sent him to review last week. I honestly will say that this one goes back to being a 4 star read for me instead of the initial 5 […]

February 1, 2022: So I am just going to re-read Agatha Christie right now cause I am just sick and tired of so many things and I want to turn my brain off and enjoy some well written mysteries. I decided to start reading in order for the Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple books. Years ago I just read out of order and then I had to self-correct towards the middle of both series. So it’s nice to go back and read in order. The […]

Sad to say, Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness is the worst Christie I’ve read. On the plus side, even a bad Christie is still nice and escapist. But Dumb Witness is boring and too long for the premise—it would have been much better as a short story. Emily Arundell is an older, wealthy lady who is as feisty as she is frugal. One night she falls down the stairs, and not long after dies of liver failure. She leaves all her money to her hapless companion, […]

My mother traveled to Europe when she was young and brought back a pile of Agatha Christies from England. I remember reading those fragile books, their pages browned, their spines crackling apart. I fell in love with Christie and re-read the books many times. As an adult, I find Christie mysteries incredibly comforting. I’ve had a full two weeks off for the holidays and it’s been glorious. I had some challenging books to read, but decided to read a slew of Agatha Christies instead. I […]