Comments for In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com Spoiler Free Reviews of Fair Play Detective Fiction Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie by Frances Brody http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/and-then-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/#comment-6665 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:26 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2959#comment-6665 Interesting piece and good comments. I haven’t read this but saw a touring production at Leeds Grand Theatre. It worked very well on stage.

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie by TracyK http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/and-then-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/#comment-6664 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:10 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2959#comment-6664 Sorry to hear that you have been under the weather. But comfort reading is good for you. I liked this review but skimmed parts of it because I haven’t read it yet… and I am working my way through all the books slowly. Since I love book covers I had to look up the Fontana cover. Interesting.

]]> Comment on The Magician’s Death by Paul Doherty by The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty | In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/the-magicians-death-by-paul-doherty/#comment-6657 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:20 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2562#comment-6657 […] a bit of a back seat in this one, as his plans for his personal progression were a highlight of the preceding novel, but as not much time has passed since then – we’re only a few years from the end of Edward […]

]]> Comment on Kathryn Swinbrooke by The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty | In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/paul-doherty/kathryn-swinbrooke/#comment-6656 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:17 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?page_id=1227#comment-6656 […] Kathryn Swinbrooke […]

]]> Comment on A Murder In Thebes by Anna Apostolou aka Paul Doherty by The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty | In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/a-murder-in-thebes-by-anna-apostolou-aka-paul-doherty/#comment-6655 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:15 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=1978#comment-6655 […] of all, two of my favourites of his, the first Alexander the Great series (A Murder In Macedon and A Murder In Thebes) will be available – two cracking mysteries that I prefer to the more recent […]

]]> Comment on A Murder in Macedon by Anna Apostolou by The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty | In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/a-murder-in-macedon-by-anna-apostolou/#comment-6654 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:12 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=1228#comment-6654 […] not far off… Best of all, two of my favourites of his, the first Alexander the Great series (A Murder In Macedon and A Murder In Thebes) will be available – two cracking mysteries that I prefer to the more […]

]]> Comment on Paul Doherty by The Waxman Murders by Paul Doherty | In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/paul-doherty/#comment-6653 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:09 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?page_id=733#comment-6653 […] Paul Doherty […]

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie by Sarah http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/and-then-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/#comment-6648 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:06:05 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2959#comment-6648 I’ve always found this book a bit unsatisfactory and it’s one of the few of hew books that I don’t go back and reread very often. Clever plot but once you know it…

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie by Cavershamragu http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/and-then-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/#comment-6647 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:45:06 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2959#comment-6647 Which is true, but as you say, the final ‘confession’ is pretty clunky so finding a way to get rid of that was a bonus for me.

]]> Comment on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie by Puzzle Doctor http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/and-then-there-were-none-by-agatha-christie/#comment-6646 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:10 +0000 http://classicmystery.wordpress.com/?p=2959#comment-6646 Yup – not completely ckear but I think it’s a hanged golliwog. Couldn’t be dodgier if they tried…

The unfortunate part about the various “happy ending” variation is the rather excellent chapter with only two characters left. It’s one of the highlights of the book.

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