H is for Hercule Poirot
is for Hercule!
For this year's A to Z I'm featuring books I've read based on the Reading Challenge.
Today's book is a book set during Christmas.
For this one, I'm going back to one of my favourite authors to reread (sometimes I even forget whodunit and am pleasantly surprised all over again!), Agatha Christie. There are two I can think of that relate to Christmas: the novel Hercule Poirot's Christmas and the short story collection Hercule Poirot and the Adventure of the Christmas Pudding.
I like this line from the Guardian review quoted in Wikipedia: "In this kind of detective novel, depending almost entirely for its interest on accuracy of logical deduction from recorded fact and yet with the drama played out by recognisable human beings, Mrs. Christie remains supreme."
Do you reread books?
What's your favourite not-necessarily-Christmas-but-set-at-that-time story?
Comments
Guilie @ Quiet Laughter
The Guardian again comment on this book ..
I used to read a lot of murder mysteries as a young adult .. and I now enjoy seeing Poirot on tv .. an easier medium, when I can do other things as well as enjoy the story ..
I rarely re-read books .. reading one is a challenge .. though the TBR list is huge ..
Cheers Hilary
And your post yesterday, Deniz... I loved the plans. It's interesting about the Canerik needing salt. My grandmother was a huge advocate of a tiny bit of salt being on her plate for bringing out the flavor of some of the blander melons. But I'd never heard of anyone else doing it before. Neat.