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A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

samchristelle's review against another edition

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I couldn't get into it. The first few stories were okay but the next few ones just felt like words on a page. I couldn't focused and I wasn't compelled to it.

leebliff's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

basetron's review against another edition

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5.0

A great intro to Christie’s work for someone who has never read her before. This was a quick and easy read that kept me interested the whole way through.

josm's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

thezeb's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

acwhit17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sop17hie's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Some great stories!  "The Face of Helen" had such a unique weapon. 
Didn't care much for "A Fruitful Sunday"
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jmroberts91's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

for Christie fans, this is a fun little collection of short stories that I read for February/Valentine's Day.

these aren't Christie's *best* stories; but I appreciate that this collection showcases all of Christie's major detectives (Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, Parker Pyne, Mr. Quin), with a couple of stand-alones, and even an encore story from Christie's memoir about two early courtships.

stories include:

- King of Clubs (Poirot)
- Face of Helen (Quin)
- Death on the Nile (Pyne)
- Death by Drowning (Marple)
- Double Clue (Poirot)

featuring the only woman Hercule Poirot is canonically attracted to, the notorious Countess Vera Rossakoff.

- Finessing the King (T&T)
- Fruitful Sunday (stand-alone)
- Wasps' Nest (Poirot)
- Case of the Caretaker (Marple)
- Man in the Mist (T&T)
- The Rich Woman (Pyne)
- Magnolia Blossom (stand-alone)
- The Love Detectives (Quin)
- Affairs of the Heart (memoir)

I really appreciate that Mr. Quin and Satterthwaite made their way in here. I read them from a queer lens, and it adds a special little something to this collection.

sentientvoid's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25