Agatha Christie...a master of her craft. She was the queen of the "locked room" mystery and was really innovative in her plots. Her books stand up well all these years later, which just goes to show how talented she was. Have you seen any of the film adaptations of this book? Some are pretty good.

I read this book for a book report in high school and that poem stayed with me too!! I thought it was so sinister and creepy! I also remember it was the first time I learned what a red herring was =)

Back in my dark ages of high school, I got on an Agatha kick and read a bunch of her books. This was one of them, and I really liked it! Hadn't thought of it in years....Thanks for the reminder. :)

One of our English teachers and I were just talking about this book. I've never read it, and she highly recommended it. Now, with this wonderful review -- I'm convinced. I'm going to have to put this on the ol' pile. Thanks!

Back in my 20s I read every Agatha Christie I could! I was a big mystery reader all through my childhood, teens and 20s. Never could write one though . . . :-)

I read a lot of Christie in my teens as well...she sure is a master! This was always one of my favorites!!


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