Nice to read something by one of the masters! In my mind I tend to think that books by Agatha Christie are going to be really old and hard to relate to, but despite some of the cultural points most of the book felt modern and interesting even today.
It is hard to express just how clever this book is. It uses our assumptions (that sometimes I didn’t realize I was making) against us, and hides the murderer from us in a fair way. The way the story is written is such that events move quickly, but not so quickly that we are overwhelmed.
If I had to critique something, I would say that because of the situation, there is (necessarily) a lot of smoke to try to see through. Distinguishing the smoke from the fire is the trick here, and in the end I was surprised just how much was camouflage.
This was a great one! Next I am reading Endurance by Alfred Lansing.
