Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A perfect summertime book! I'm not sure why espionage and murder are so suitable for the season, but they most certainly are.
One hardly expects international intrigue to centre on an English girl's school, which is one of the draws of this book. Christie does what she does so well—she finds a small enclosed community within the larger society and situates the murders there. A school where everyone is relatively well known, just like the small villages that she also likes to use.
Christie is also the master of fake identity, fooling us about who is actually who. I am always pleased when she pulls the rug out from under me, realizing that I had been reading trustingly along when I should have been suspicious!
I think I am going to have to read a biography or two of Dame Agatha. She delights me as a reader and I suspect she was an interesting person.
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I thoroughly recommend her Autobiography. She doesn't tell everything - there is no explanation of the missing 11 days etc. but it was a fascinating book, and yes, she was an interesting person. And a surfer. Let's not forget that. ;)
ReplyDeleteBtw, Wanda, have you thought about adding a link to your blog review when updating your GR currently reading post?
I will look for that autobiography. Thx.
DeleteI have considered a link to my blog from GR, but haven't gottenaround to it. Would it be useful?
I think so. I only found your blog post because I checked my WP Reader Feed but I don't check it every day usually. And some of the folk on GR might not realise that you've posted a review or other post.
DeleteGood advice. I must quit being such a lazy blogger. :)
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