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The Hound of Death
The Hound of Death | Agatha Christie
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A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.
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catsuit_mango
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Another Lady Agatha short story collection, but this one seems a little different, probably because there is not a lot of murders and mystery solving, more some strange situations.

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tdrosebud
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Clwojick 👻 1y
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janeycanuck
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I really need Christie's estate to go do what Seuss' estate just did and pull the overtly racist stuff out of Christie's work. In particular, SOS from this collection needs to never see the light of day again.

Racism aside, this still wasn't a great pick for me. I just don't like these sorts of short stories that are more esoteric/supernatural. Just give me a good ol' fashioned murder with a detective.

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batsy
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I'm continuing on with the #agathachristieclub where I left off. This is a collection of stories about the strange & supernatural. The standout from this is "The Witness for the Prosecution" which deviates from the general spooky theme. My first time reading the story—an excellent example of a tightly-constructed mystery short with a twist. The rest of the stories here often have potential & eerie atmosphere but fall short with silly endings. ⬇️

batsy I mostly enjoyed "The Red Signal", "Wireless", & "The Lamp". The last story, "SOS" started out so well with an off-kilter Shirley Jackson vibe that devolved into B-grade Wilkie Collins ☹️ I think, though I'm not sure, that these are some of Christie's early stories. The Mysterious Mr. Quin still sets the bar for a story collection by Christie that I enjoyed from start to finish. 5y
LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to watch the most recent TV movie of Witness For the Prosecution. Have you seen it? 5y
batsy @LeahBergen No, not yet. Now that I've read the story I'm really keen to see how it was adapted! Lots of good reviews, too. 5y
ferskner This is one not available in the US - the cover is really fun! 5y
batsy @ferskner I'm realising there's several different (perhaps overlapping) UK & US collections of stories! The Facsimile edition cover for this one is really cool 👍🏽 5y
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veritysalter
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Agatha Christie gets spooky, with seances, mediums, ghosts and tricks of the mind. I enjoyed this collection of short stories immensely, onwards with the standalone Christie‘s in my desire to read them all.

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Sarz
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3.5 ⭐
This is a pretty cool short story.

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rwmg
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Uncanny tales. Spooky!

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erzascarletbookgasm
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I believe the Queen of Crime deserves a #bookspiral
#uncannyoctober @RealLifeReading

EllieDottie I love the spiral!!! 7y
batsy I believe Poirot would say, "Très bien, mon amie" ? 7y
DGRachel Beautiful! 7y
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kspenmoll Wow! 🎉 7y
Clwojick I came across 20 or so Agatha Christie books at the thrift store for 50 cents a piece the other day. Kicking myself for not getting more than two. 7y
Clwojick Do you have a favourite? 7y
merelybookish That is pretty cool! 7y
JaclynW Lovely! 7y
LeahBergen Love it!!! 😍 7y
Kalalalatja That's is an amazing spiral! 😍😍 7y
Bluebird How beautiful! 7y
erzascarletbookgasm @EllieDottie I love it too! 😊 7y
erzascarletbookgasm @batsy I‘m glad Poirot approves 😅 7y
erzascarletbookgasm @Clwojick These are my favourites in the comments. May not be in the spiral. 7y
CouronneDhiver I haven't read any Christie novels yet but I'm planning to try one soon... thanks for the extra push! 👍🏽 7y
Sarah83 So gorgeous 😍 7y
JazzFeathers Wow! 😍😍😍 7y
Andrew65 Amazing! 7y
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