#ReadChristie2023: The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (1931)

First published in the United States as The Murder at Hazelmoor in 1931, The Sittaford Mystery is a wintery mystery has delighted readers and critics alike. A riff on Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles with a gothic house, supernatural hauntings, and a bludgeoned man. It begins with a seance on the snowy moors of England. A party of eight guests sits around … Continue reading #ReadChristie2023: The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (1931)

#ReadChristie2023 Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie (1929)

Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie (1929) In this short story collection, readers reunite with Tommy and Tuppence Beresford soon after their marriage, and Tuppence is bored. Utterly and damnably bored of housework and hat collecting, Tommy has grown comfortable in British intelligence work- even if it’s primarily office stuff now. Tuppence laments their previous adventure of chasing German spies and getting into scrapes. They’ve … Continue reading #ReadChristie2023 Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie (1929)