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The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

I made more progress in this book tonight. I have 2 hours and 39 minutes left. This is June‘s story.

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kelli7990

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

I‘m not finished with this book yet for the #christiescapers buddy read so I‘ll be finishing it in July. I have 4 hours and 19 minutes left.

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LitsyEvents

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie

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July‘s #ChristiesCapers returns us to Hercule Poirot. Considered to be one of the best mysteries of all time, I think one can argue that we truly see Christie‘s writing genius in this.

Discussion will take place on July 27th. All are welcome! Let me know if you wish to be added to or removed from the tag list! #AgathaChristieClubR3

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Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 1d

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Librarybelle

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie

Great discussion so far about Chimneys! Please feel free to join the discussion whenever.

July‘s #ChristiesCapers returns us to Hercule Poirot. Considered to be one of the best mysteries of all time, I think one can argue that we truly see Christie‘s writing genius in this.

Discussion will take place on July 27th. All are welcome! Let me know if you wish to be added to or removed from the tag list! #AgathaChristieClubR3

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dabbe Thank you! Just saw that this one's on sale on Amazon for Kindle at $1.99--if anyone can stomach Amazon these days. 😂 2d

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Librarybelle Thanks, @dabbe ! 2d

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mrp27 I‘m hoping to get back on track with this one. 2d

willaful @dabbe we're still in Public Domain Christie so it's free at Project Gutenberg. Also cheap at Kobo is you want a nicely formatted one. (Though it's equally possible the paid editions are just the ones from Project Gutenberg!) 2d

dabbe @willaful Good to know! Thanks! 🤗 2d

MallenNC I don‘t think I‘ve ever read this one so I‘m excited for it. 1d

Librarybelle That‘s awesome, @MallenNC …I‘ll be very interested to hear what you think after you read this! 1d

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The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie | Carla Valentine

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This was an informative book regarding the work and life of Agatha Christie‘s writing. The forensic information used in her books … good read

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suvata

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

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Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle
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4 Stars • The Secret of Chimneys (1925) by Agatha Christie introduces Superintendent Battle. Anthony Cade, an adventurer, is tasked with delivering a Herzoslovakian count‘s memoirs and returning compromising letters to Virginia Revel. ⬇️

suvata At Chimneys, a grand estate, Cade uncovers a political conspiracy involving a stolen diamond and the Herzoslovakian monarchy. When Prince Michael is murdered, Cade and Battle navigate secret passages, a master thief, and political intrigue to solve the crime. With clever twists and a lighthearted tone, the mystery unravels, blending romance and deception.

#TheSecretOfChimneys #SuperintendentBattle #AgathaChristie
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Librarybelle I do like this one, I think for the lighthearted tone 3d

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Librarybelle

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

The #ChristiesCapers discussion for this month is posted! You can find the 5 questions either on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtags.

Next month we revisit Poirot and dive into one of Christie‘s best novels and ranked as one of the best mysteries of all time: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Official post tomorrow! #AgathaChristieClubR3

Deblovestoread I‘m about halfway I think. Will pop in when I‘m done. 3d

mrp27 I didn‘t get to this one this month. 😕 2d

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Librarybelle

The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie

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5. Though Herzoslovakia is fictional, the 1925 publication of this novel, and the placement of the country in Eastern Europe, alludes to the unrest in the Balkan region of Europe. Christie also introduces some of her experiences during the Grand Tour in Africa in this novel--think, for instance, the novel's opening in Africa.

Wikipedia article on the Balkans' history below. How aware were you of this? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Librarybelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Balkans#20th_cen... 3d

MallenNC I had limited knowledge of the Balkans, with a little more knowledge about how World War I started and then the war in the 1990s. I assume the readers at the time of publication would have had more of that knowledge in mind than I did reading it now. 3d

BarbaraJean So interesting! The “Black Hand“! I had very little knowledge of this historical backdrop for the story. 3d

dabbe I also have very little knowledge of this region and its history. The article definitely helped; thank you! 🤩 2d

Larkken That is all very interesting, thanks! 2d

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Librarybelle

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4. We'd be very remiss to talk about Herzoslovakia, Christie's fictional Eastern European country that will later appear in two Poirot stories. In prior discussions, we discussed the casual racism found in the books; this one is no exception. Christie barely discusses the country itself, but we the reader get a sense that the people from Herzoslovakia are suspect, to say the least. Any comments? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristeClubR3

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Librarybelle Here is a link to an article found in the Journal of Literature, Culture and Literary Translation that discusses all of the nuances of Herzoslovakia, including Christie's take on the place and the people: https://www.sic-journal.org/Article/Index/406 3d

MallenNC I think this came out the most in the way Boris, the servant, was described like an animal. Thanks for sharing the article. 3d

willaful The racism and politics are so bad in this one I had to just not think about them. 3d

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BarbaraJean Like @willaful, I had to set aside the problematic racism/politics & not think about it. It was easier here than with Man in the Brown Suit, maybe because it's a fictional country! Thanks for sharing that article. The idea that Christie uses Herzoslovakia “not...as an Other to illustrate British virtue, but as a mirror to British vice“ is super interesting. The British characters are shown to also be complicit, so there was a BIT more nuance here. 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle @MallenNC @willaful @BarbaraJean Christie‘s Herzoslovakia is a vague, unstable monarchy filled with “swarthy“ conspirators, bomb-throwing anarchists, and exaggerated accents; it seems that she depicts the Balkans as a hotbed of intrigue and violence. Herzoslovakians are uniformly portrayed as untrustworthy (Prince Michael) or buffoons (the Baron). Even Cade is a British-educated outsider, implying superiority. Thanks for the article! 2d

Larkken I think I had just read the Poirot story with the “chinamen” cringe bits so I was braced to do like the rest of you and set them off to the side while reading. It‘s a bummer since they limit her books‘ rereadability- I have to be in the mood to consciously not think about things 2d

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3. Speaking of main characters, Anthony Cade is the true main character in this novel and presents a less-than-serious approach to the story. While some reviewers call this a thriller (see question 1), reviewers also comment on the levity in the book, considering this more humorous than Christie's previous five books. Do you agree/disagree? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

MallenNC I liked Cade as a character and some parts were funny but that didn‘t really stick out to me as I read. I admit I was confused/surprised by the twists his character was involved in 3d

BarbaraJean I‘d agree—Cade and Virginia and Bundle especially are much more lighthearted characters. There‘s quite a bit of banter, which adds to the humor. Secret Adversary also had both those things but the overall tone/situations there felt more serious. 3d

willaful I guess I was in just the right mood because I really enjoyed the Silly Asses and Bright Young Things in this. It wasn't a favorite of mine growing up -- I preferred The Clocks, which is sort of a sequel , and I'll be interested to see if I still do when we get to it. 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle @MallenNC @BarbaraJean @willaful I definitely agree. I snorted out loud quite a few times reading this. The novel is packed with witty banter, absurd situations (e.g., sneezing during a stakeout), and caricatured characters (e.g., Baron Lollipop's Yoda-like syntax). To me, it is markedly lighter than Christie‘s first five novels. 2d

Deblovestoread I enjoyed the lighter tone and Anthony very much. 2d

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