One of her best for mine (and creepiest). ( )

A very typical Christie story. I was thrown a little by recognizing some of the scenes from a Poirot mystery on Masterpiece Theatre, and concluding that I knew who the murderer was. If you do that, you're in for a surprise, as the television program completely changes the culprit! Yes, there's nothing new here, but nevertheless an enjoyable read. ( )

Murder Is Easy, published in 1939, is a quintessential Agatha Christie story containing the usual ingredients. A picturesque little village with a cast of characters that any Christie fan will be familiar with, the old spinsters, the retired colonel, the local doctor etc. A handful of suspects and a handful of murders. A dash of romance. A detective with a mission to find out the truth. Suspicion falling on all of the suspects one after another. And finally in the end the murderer is revealed to be either the one person who is the most likely or the person who is the most unlikely to commit the murder.

This book has what I love most about Christie mysteries, the psychology angle. It’s not just blood and gore and a whole lot of nonsense. The murderer’s motive is a pure joy (if one can use that expression in relation to something like murder that is)!

As I’ve mentioned earlier all the characters are stock Christie characters. There is no real surprise in it. But I personally do not mind that.

The end is kind of surprising and quite satisfying.

Reading an Agatha Christie book is like going back home. It’s familiar but never boring. It’s comfortable and relaxing, which is exactly the reason why I picked up this book and I savored every moment of it. ( )

It's easy to kill if no one suspects you, and in the situation Luke Fitzwilliam has wandered into, that seems to be the case. A series of deaths has mostly gone unnoticed-- unfortunate accidents, they seemed, ut not to everyone. Lavinia Fullerton has suspicions and premonitions, but she is run down on her way to alert the authorities. After hearing Lavinia's story retired police office Luke Fitzwilliam decides to do a bit of investigating of his own. He finds a small town with a variety of eccentricities. In some ways, this novel follows the typical Christie pattern: murder, a variety of suspects, and an unsuspected conclusion. This particular Christie has more of an element of danger, however, which adds excitement. We actually get to see some action, not just the detective revealing his or her conclusions at the end. Christie has also been successful in underlining the fact that apparantly, it is remarkably easy to kill (or at least it was in the days before DNA evidence and whatnot.) ( )

This one has could have been a Miss Marple. Great story. ( )