Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

Click here to be taken to Amazon to purchase this book. Source: sales page for Elephants Can Remember (Under terms of fair use). I therefore decided to track down and read Agatha Christie novels which I had not already heard of, or seen, and write a brief review of each of them. It would be lax of me not to explore the entire works of one of the greatest. I am trying to make it as an author and my debut novel is one of the murder mystery genre. Given how prolific Agatha Christie was and how many novels, short stories and plays she produced throughout her almost 60-year career, I began to wonder about her lesser known works. They were all her most popular novels and each had been made into a film. I am looking forward to the film and I can only hope that Kenneth Branagh does the story justice.Īs I considered my other favourites, a pattern began to emerge. It is very seldom that I side with the perpetrator – however that is exactly what Agatha Christie achieved in this masterpiece. ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ is the next on my list of Agatha Christie favourites – mainly because of the peculiarity of the murder and because of the most satisfying conclusion to the book. It is the ultimate locked room mystery – but instead of a room, the cast of 10 characters are trapped on a remote island – each accused of a murder where they escaped justice and at the mercy of unknown hosts. I read it for the first time when I was 10 years old, and the memory of it has never left me. My most favourite by far is, ‘And Then There Were None.’ It is filled with twists and turns and the most improbable of story-lines. With the reboot of ‘Murder on the Orient Express,’ coming to our movie screens this November – it got me to thinking about my favourite Agatha Christie novels. Red-herrings, intricate plots, wonderful characters her stories have perplexed and entertained us over the years. Her catalogue is one which I could only ever envy and her contribution to the murder mystery genre is second to none. Agatha Christie is one of the most well-known authors ever to have graced us with their talents.

Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie