1079. The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis:
Poison-pen letters cause two deaths in Lymston, a town where gossip is the breath of life and suspicion can spread like venom. Miss Marple comes to town to save the day in this classic that ranks among the author's favorites.

Publication information:

• Publisher: Dodd, Mead, and Company
• Publication date: July 1942
• Pages: 229

My rating: 5 stars

1077. The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis:
This is the sequel to "The Secret of Chimneys", the second novel to feature Superintendent Battle and "Bundle" Brent. As a prank, eight alarm clocks are set to wake up champion sleeper, Gerry Wade. But when morning arrives, one clock is missing and the prank backfires, with tragic consequences.

Publication information:

• Publisher: William Collins & Sons
• Publication date: January 24, 1929
• Pages: 282
  

My rating: 4 stars

1064. A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis:
The personal ad was intriguing: an invitation to partake in a "murder" at the home of Letitia Blacklock. The uncharacteristic prank comes as a surprise to Letitia's friends -- and a bigger surprise to Letitia herself. Still, the proper hostess welcomes her unexpected guests for an evening of fun. But when the lights go down, a gunshot rings out. Now, Miss Jane Marple wants to play a game of whodunit.

Publication information:

• Publisher: Collins Crime Club
• Publication date: June 1950
• Pages: 256

My rating: 4 stars

1063. A Pocket Full of Rye (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis:
When two less-deserving souls fall victim to the killer, Miss Marple is engaged to detect. The only link appears to be buried in a not-so-innocent verse.

Publication information:

• Publisher: Collins Crime Club
• Publication date: November 9, 1953
• Pages: 192

My rating: 4 stars

921. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intended?

Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. But, while others searched for material evidence, Miss Marple conducted a very different investigation - into human nature.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1962
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 15/-

917. Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)

Cover of first UK edition

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
Gwenda Reed's new home, a charming Victorian villa, is giving the lovely new bride the strangest feeling of deja vu -- and an unnatural dread that's taking its toll. But how can her husband's aunt, Miss Marple, solve a mystery such as this when the only clues are those in Gwenda's vivid imagination?

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1976
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with gilt lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at £3.50

863. Nemesis (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel -- an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1971
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with gilt lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at £1.50
  

854. Taken at the Flood (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1948
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 8/6

806. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Barnes & Noble:
Recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Miss Marple is basking in the warm sunshine of the West Indies, where the scenery is beautiful, yet every day seems the same. That is, until Major Palgrave dies suddenly thrusting Miss Marple into a murder investigation of a most exotic nature.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1964
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with gilt lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 16/-
  

788. Hallowe'en Party (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon:
At a Hallowe'en party, Hercule Poirot aids mystery writer Ariadne Oliver in an investigation into the murder of a young girl -- who may have witnessed a murder herself. But unmasking the killer proves more daunting than bobbing for apples.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1969
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with gilt lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 25/-

752. Third Girl (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Three single girls shared the same London flat. The first worked as a secretary; the second was an artist; the third who came to Poirot for help, disappeared convinced she was a murderer. Now there were rumours of revolvers, flick-knives and blood stains. But, without hard evidence, it would take all Poirot's tenacity to establish whether the third girl was guilty innocent or insane ....

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1966
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with gilt lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 18/-

689. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Agatha Christie)

Cover of first edition

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
A dentist is found shot dead - a pistol lays nearby. Later, a patient is found dead from a lethal dose of anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day? A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery - can Poirot solve it?

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• US title: The Patriotic Murders
• 1940
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6

661. Murder is Easy (Agatha Christie)

Cover of first edition

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood -- or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so -- until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby!

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1939
• Collins Crime Club
• London
  
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
  
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6

652. And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)

Cover of first edition (UK) -- it's good that they changed the title

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
Ten strangers are invited to an island by the mysterious U.N. Owen. All are accused of murder and slowly, inexorably, the nursery rhyme comes to fruition, and they begin to die, until there are none.

My rating: 5 stars

My review: One of her best! A must-read for any mystery lover.

Publication information:

• 1939
  
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

625. Death in the Clouds (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
When a woman is murdered with the venom-dipped dart of a South African blow-gun on a routine flight over the English Channel, none of the other passengers witness anything, including Hercule Poirot, who had been fifteen feet away from the victim.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1935
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6

601. Partners in Crime (Agatha Christie)

Cover of first edition

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1929
• Collins
• London
• Black cloth with red lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

600. The A. B. C. Murders (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
Hercule Poirot is on the scene as a ruthless killer strikes down victims who correspond with each subsequent letter of the alphabet, from Mrs. Ascher of Andover, to Betty Bernard of Bexhill, and to Carmichael Clarke of Churston.

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1936
• Collins Crime Club
• London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 7/6
  

541. Dead Man's Folly (Agatha Christie)

The folly at Wimpole Hall

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Sir George and Lady Stubbs are holding the village fete in their grounds. it is to be a fete with a difference, for well-known mystery writer Ariadne Oliver is to organise a Murder Hunt as the main event. Every detail is arranged with her customary flair and ingenuity -- and the scene is set for Murder. But Ariadne is uncomfortable. Something is not quite right -- if only she knew what it was. In desperation she telephones her old friend Hercule Poirot for assistance ....

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1956
• Collins Crime Club in London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 12/6
  

525. 4:50 from Paddington (Agatha Christie)

One of the best episodes of the new Marple series.

Synopsis from Amazon:
Elspeth McGillicuddy is not given to hallucinations. Until she witnesses a murder at Paddington Station. But did she? No victim, no suspect, no other witnesses. In fact no one believes it really happened at all. Except her friend Miss Jane Marple, and she's returning to the scene of the crime to discover just exactly what Mrs. McGillicuddy saw.

My rating: 4 stars

Publication information:

• 1957
• Collins Crime Club in London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 12/6
  

523. Sparkling Cyanide (Agatha Christie)

Synopsis from Amazon:
It's been less than a year since beautiful heiress Rosemary Barton took her own life during a birthday dinner in her honor. Her husband George never believed that his fun-loving wife would commit suicide -- especially now that he's received two anonymous letters that suggest cold-blooded murder. One implicates even George himself. It's true he long-suffered Rosemary's infidelities. But what about her embittered sister who was left out of the family will? Or any one of Rosemary's secret lovers, not to mention their betrayed wives? Not one of them has ever forgotten Rosemary. Nor has any one of them ever forgiven her. But only one of them killed her ....

My rating: 5 stars

Publication information:

• 1945
• Collins Crime Club in London
• Orange/red cloth with black lettering
• Dust wrapper priced at 8/6