tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4372695868619934644..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Five Things You Might Not Know About Agatha Christie, The Queen of CrimeJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8014705273743589612020-09-15T14:37:54.392-04:002020-09-15T14:37:54.392-04:00I have so many fond memories of reading Agatha Chr...I have so many fond memories of reading Agatha Christie books. Thanks for the fun facts! (I didn't know about the surfing.)Jennifer J. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161188960541932911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-77823870725734089602020-09-14T17:00:40.570-04:002020-09-14T17:00:40.570-04:00I would love to see a photo of Dame Agatha surfing...I would love to see a photo of Dame Agatha surfing. Thanks for the fun post!Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66025619014655281282020-09-14T15:26:31.737-04:002020-09-14T15:26:31.737-04:00My favorites are anything Miss Marple.
We were so...My favorites are anything Miss Marple.<br /><br />We were somewhat limited in our access to books, especially adult fiction, when I was a kid. One of my aunts visited every Wednesday afternoon to look after us while my mother took her car and ran errands (or whatever.) She read Agatha Christie, and she'd often forget her current book, leaving it at our house. I quickly learned that when that happened, if I could glom onto the book before my mother found it, I could get it read before she came back the next week and return it.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13808965409232014382020-09-14T12:47:28.953-04:002020-09-14T12:47:28.953-04:00Susan, she is the queen of the red herring!
Kait,...Susan, she is the queen of the red herring!<br /><br />Kait, I'm hoping a dog lover will know what on earth is going on there. It's so totally bizarre!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48689006357749066322020-09-14T12:19:02.700-04:002020-09-14T12:19:02.700-04:00Happy birthday, Dame Agatha!
What a great list a...Happy birthday, Dame Agatha! <br /><br />What a great list and do any dog people reading the blog have any idea what that contraption is? The dog doesn't seem bothered by it so I guess it has a benign purpose!<br /><br />I haven't read any of her books in a long time. That's an oversight that needs to be remedied. Think I'll start with Miss Marple. She was my favorite. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73650125683797371532020-09-14T10:58:36.635-04:002020-09-14T10:58:36.635-04:00I, too, love her ability to hide clues with steat...I, too, love her ability to hide clues with steath. She knew so much about human nature. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62203991052749089592020-09-14T10:10:58.246-04:002020-09-14T10:10:58.246-04:00Hi Judy, I remember that column! I've grown to...Hi Judy, I remember that column! I've grown to love Ariadne over the years.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-397233708129871632020-09-14T10:10:18.023-04:002020-09-14T10:10:18.023-04:00Thanks, Margaret. I love Bertram's, too!Thanks, Margaret. I love Bertram's, too!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37011947337669405752020-09-14T10:09:57.741-04:002020-09-14T10:09:57.741-04:00Grace, that's one of the things I love about h...Grace, that's one of the things I love about her, too. She plants those clues RIGHT IN FRONT OF US and somehow we miss them. What a talent! I remember watching the movie Witness for the Prosecution and at the end I realized that she'd given a huge clue right in the first few minutes. She's a great teacher for us mystery writers.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36049677300565779032020-09-14T10:08:17.437-04:002020-09-14T10:08:17.437-04:00Hi Jim, I think I stumbled upon my first Agatha Ch...Hi Jim, I think I stumbled upon my first Agatha Christie books in that way - found them on dusty shelves in a second hand shop or on shelves at grandma's. The beauty of Agatha Christie books is that most of us read them years ago and now we can go back and read them again.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15181023485066999882020-09-14T09:08:26.572-04:002020-09-14T09:08:26.572-04:00Love it! Huge Christie fan, have read all of her b...Love it! Huge Christie fan, have read all of her books. Reread Murder on the Orient Express recently -- still holds up today, great plot. Curtain is probably my fave. I wrote a post about her alter ego, Ariadne Oliver: https://thestilettogang.blogspot.com/2018/10/agatha-christies-ariadne-oliver.html (actually I see you commented on that one). Very cool gravesite tour. Thanks for sharing. Judy Penz Shelukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902576030875044159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63664520357720466362020-09-14T08:32:14.016-04:002020-09-14T08:32:14.016-04:00At Bertram's Hotel.
Great collection of facto...At Bertram's Hotel.<br /><br />Great collection of factoids!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55567176787981365752020-09-14T08:11:51.713-04:002020-09-14T08:11:51.713-04:00Frequently I can figure out who the villain is in ...Frequently I can figure out who the villain is in a mystery, except for those written by Agatha Christie. She confounds me with each of her books. But writers can learn a lot from how she hides clues in clear daylight. I love how she once had Miss Marple solve a crime and save her life from observing her jar of face cream was turned the wrong way. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76155575494428912142020-09-14T05:56:20.954-04:002020-09-14T05:56:20.954-04:00I did not know any of your fun facts. Our family l...I did not know any of your fun facts. Our family log cabin, which was outside Apsley, Ontario, had bookshelves over many of the windows. On them were primarily mysteries, including many Agatha Christies. Can't say I have a favorite, though. It's been a long time since I read any.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com