Loved this book

In the book, Tommy and Tuppence go to visit Tommy's elderly aunt in a rest home and Tuppence ends up talking to a batty old woman who talks about a dead child in the fireplace. They leave without a second thought but when Tommy's aunt dies a few weeks later and they have to return to the rest home, Tuppence decides to follow up with a nagging feeling about the old woman. When they find out the woman has been moved out of the home, Tuppence becomes suspicious and sets off on an adventure to locate the missing woman. This book was enjoyable, especially as Christie does a great job of writing bright and capable older characters.

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Fun but a little improbable! ( )

Although all AC's later books show some falling-off of standards, this is one of the better books from her last 10 years (despite some loose ends which she would not have left during her heyday). When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly relative in a care home, they get involved in the mystery surrounding another resident, Mrs. Lancaster. Is she in some sort of danger? Tuppence thinks so, and when Tommy is away at a conference she sets out to investigate using a picture of a house by a canal as a clue. There are some genuinely atmospheric moments (such as when she finds a doll in the chimney of the unused part of the house) and not too much of the "I know this is a trap, but I'm still going to walk into it" theme which can be a source of annoyance in the Beresford's earlier adventures. ( )

Not a bad yarn. Likeable characters well described in the usual Agatha Christie manner. Good light reading but I'm a bit over it at the moment. ( )