You might know it already, but there was a fab podcast 'All About Agatha' which read and reviewed every Marple and Poirot. It can be quite nice to read a book and then listen to the episode where they reviewed it.
Just want to pop in and say you've described my reading childhood lol! Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie! 🥰 I'm starting to read murder mysteries again and very fascinated by locked door mysteries!
Oh Helen, I'd been hoping you'd write about this wonderful Christie journey you've been enjoying! I grew up on the Joan Hickson Marples, and loved the Suchet Poirots - oh, and Ustinov's films, although I didn't find either Branagh's or Albert Finney's portrayals terribly, well, authentic! But never mind the films and TV - it's the books - the BOOKS! - which will always have the edge. I haven't read 'The Man in the Brown Suit', nor any of the Tommy & Tuppence Beresford stories, but I've spotted the former on Libby so I'm going to dive in on your recommendation!
Over Christmas I listened to several Christie audiobooks and absolutely loved them - 'Nemesis' was my favourite. I'd read 'And Then There Were None' already a long time ago, but listening to it was so creepy - it's such a disturbing tale, but very clever. Oh, and I was glad I'd already read 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' before I ever saw its TV adaptation, because I think to have done it in reverse would have spoiled - you know - THAT thing about it! 😉
Christie was an utter genius - and perhaps I'm as much of a fangirl as you are! 🤣😘
I am so excited to be going on this bookish adventure! I’d love to know what you think of The Man in the Brown Suit. Thank you for suggesting I write about it 😘
Brilliant! And yes, I’ll let you know my thoughts on ‘Brown Suit’ - I’ve put a hold on the audiobook of it on Libby and hope that the wait won’t be too long! In the meantime I’m enjoying the ebook of ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ‘Slow Horses’ by Mick Herron in paperback - free offer from the Radio Times - woooo! - and a Fern Britton audiobook which is a lovely easy-to-listen-to mystery set in Cornwall. I have no idea how I don’t get all the plots mixed up, but so far, so good! 🤣
You might know it already, but there was a fab podcast 'All About Agatha' which read and reviewed every Marple and Poirot. It can be quite nice to read a book and then listen to the episode where they reviewed it.
Just want to pop in and say you've described my reading childhood lol! Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie! 🥰 I'm starting to read murder mysteries again and very fascinated by locked door mysteries!
Oh Helen, I'd been hoping you'd write about this wonderful Christie journey you've been enjoying! I grew up on the Joan Hickson Marples, and loved the Suchet Poirots - oh, and Ustinov's films, although I didn't find either Branagh's or Albert Finney's portrayals terribly, well, authentic! But never mind the films and TV - it's the books - the BOOKS! - which will always have the edge. I haven't read 'The Man in the Brown Suit', nor any of the Tommy & Tuppence Beresford stories, but I've spotted the former on Libby so I'm going to dive in on your recommendation!
Over Christmas I listened to several Christie audiobooks and absolutely loved them - 'Nemesis' was my favourite. I'd read 'And Then There Were None' already a long time ago, but listening to it was so creepy - it's such a disturbing tale, but very clever. Oh, and I was glad I'd already read 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' before I ever saw its TV adaptation, because I think to have done it in reverse would have spoiled - you know - THAT thing about it! 😉
Christie was an utter genius - and perhaps I'm as much of a fangirl as you are! 🤣😘
I am so excited to be going on this bookish adventure! I’d love to know what you think of The Man in the Brown Suit. Thank you for suggesting I write about it 😘
Brilliant! And yes, I’ll let you know my thoughts on ‘Brown Suit’ - I’ve put a hold on the audiobook of it on Libby and hope that the wait won’t be too long! In the meantime I’m enjoying the ebook of ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ‘Slow Horses’ by Mick Herron in paperback - free offer from the Radio Times - woooo! - and a Fern Britton audiobook which is a lovely easy-to-listen-to mystery set in Cornwall. I have no idea how I don’t get all the plots mixed up, but so far, so good! 🤣
What a fantastic reding project and you already have such a lovely collection of her books
Hi Angie! Yes, I adore my collection - one day, hopefully, I’ll have a signed edition but they’re very spendy!