Friday 20 February 2009

ACRC Carnival #2

Welcome to the February 23, 2009 edition of agatha christie monthly carnival.

Many thanks to those who contributed links in this the second Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival. Do visit the participating blogs and leave comments if you have read the books. Welcome this month to some new participants.

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If you'd like to be part of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, it is never too late to start. Check out the other postings on this blog and my main Agatha Christie Reading Challenge postings which will lead you to the lists of titles etc.

Read at your own pace, write a review on your blog, go to the Carnival collecting space and put in the URL, your details, and a comment about the post.

14 titles reviewed in this carnival:

    AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
    THE ABC MURDERS
    THE BIG FOUR
    THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
    THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
    SAD CYPRESS
    THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES (twice!)
    HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS
    MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
    MURDER ON THE LINKS
    THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
    THE SECRET ADVERSARY
    THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY
    BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS

The participants

General

David Edmonds presents And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie posted at from my bookshelf.... He says that Christie's knack for misdirection is amazing.

Erika Collin presents Private Eye Reading: The Top 50 Detective Blogs posted at e-Justice Blog.

Sarah Scrafford presents 25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History posted at Masters in Criminal Justice.

Hercule Poirot

Karen M presents Evil Under the Sun - for the Wii posted at Euro Crime, saying, "Games for the Wii and PC."

Kate presents The ABC Murders posted at What Kate's Reading, saying, "A brief review of The ABC Murders, one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels."

KerrieS posting at MYSTERIES in PARADISE presents

ng kai-lee posting at zhen's tofu shop presents

unfinishedperson posting at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe) presents

Robin McCormack presents Hercule Poirot's Christmas posted at My Two Blessings.

Margot at Joyfully Retired presents The Mysterious Affair at Styles posted at Joyfully Retired.

Miss Marple

Sarah M. presents Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "First Miss Marple mystery. Rated a 3.5 out of 5."

Sherrie presents SATURDAY REVIEW posted at JUST BOOKS, saying about THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, "Hi! Great book! Typical Miss Marple!"

Superintendent Battle

Sarah M. presents The Seven Dials Mystery posted at A library is a hospital for the mind..., saying, "A sequel of sorts to an earlier mystery, The Secret of Chimneys. Rated a 4 out of 5 stars."

Tommy and Tuppence

unfinishedperson presents The Secret Adversary posted at An unfinished person (in this unfinished universe), saying, "Not as good as her first book, but still worth borrowing from the library. Hopefully this series with Tommy and Tuppence gets better than this."

BooksPlease presents An Ordinary Couple? posted at BooksPlease, talks about BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS saying, "Tuppence is obsessed with finding Mrs. Lancaster and the mysterious house by the canal."


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