Started reading Agatha Christie. Never read her books. Going in order.
First up:. #TheMysteriousAffairAtStyles
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Y'all, "spills" used to be put on the mantlepiece in a container simply because you used them to light the fires nightly. Yes, they were useful. Yes, they were on purpose. No, #Christie didn't mess up by having #Poirot notice them!
And finally, the murderer didn't burn them cos AT THE TIME no fire was burning in the grate. Remember WHEN the note was torn into spills.
Also, as Poirot said: "there were only five short minutes in which he could have taken it"
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@mpmay575 @KristjanHrannar I'm reading "Styles" now! My best friend, who passed away two years ago, was a huge Agatha Christie fan, so in her honor I'm going to read all the Poirot and Miss Marple novels in order. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was Christie's first novel, and one of the best. I'm a slow reader, so this project might take me a couple of years, but I'm looking forward to it.
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"Sometimes, I feel sure he is as mad as a hatter; and then, just as he is at his maddest, I find there is method in his madness.”
- Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles 🎄
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