Thank you Fanda Classiclit for hosting this wonderful reading challenge!
I’ve only read a few of Agatha Christie's novels so far, and thoroughly enjoyed the clever plotting, intriguing mysteries, and surprising twist endings that made her famous. However, I’ve yet to read any of her short fiction, and this challenge is the perfect incentive to rectify that. I’m really looking forward to discovering how she crafts suspense and surprise in a shorter format, especially if the the great detective Hercule Poirot is on the case!
Here are the details (copied from her website):
- Reading & reviewing Christie's short stories as standalones.
- Two short stories a month, starting from 1st January to 31st December 2024.
- I have curated twenty four stories with equal proportions of the Poirot's, Miss Marple's, Tommy & Tuppence's, and some of the non detectives. I omitted the Harlequin's and Parker Pyne's next year, since they were not of my favorites in 2024. And this time I picked stories from four collections only, so we won't need to provide too many books for the read along.
The Reading List
JANUARY: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
JANUARY: A Fairy in the Flat (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
FEBRUARY: The Tuesday Night Club (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
FEBRUARY: The Listerdale Mystery (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
MARCH: The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
MARCH: A Pot of Tea (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
APRIL: The Idol House of Astarte (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
APRIL: Philomel Cottage (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
MAY: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
MAY: The Affair of the Pink Pearl (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
JUNE: Ingots of Gold (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
JUNE: Sing a Song of Sixpence (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
JULY: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
JULY: The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
AUGUST: The Blood Stained Pavement (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
AUGUST: The Manhood of Edward Robinson (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
SEPTEMBER: The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
SEPTMEBER: The Case of the Missing Lady (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
OCTOBER: Motive vs. Opportunity (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
OCTOBER: Accident (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
NOVEMBER: The Kidnapped Prime Minister (Poirot) - from Poirot Investigates
NOVEMBER: Blindman's Buff (Tommy & Tuppence) - from Partners in Crime
DECEMBER: The Thumb Mark of St. Peter (Miss Marple) - from The Thirteen Problems
DECEMBER: A Fruitful Sunday (NN) - from The Listerdale Mystery
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