Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

Title – Cat Among Pigeons

Author – Agatha Christie

Language – English

Genre – Fiction, Mystery, Crime

Pages – 320

Publisher – Harper Collins

Price – Rs 399/- at Om Book Shop

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About the Author – Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie is the undisputed queen of Crime fiction even today. She was born in 1890 , in Torquay , England. Not only, did she write 66 detective novels but also penned six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her first break in writing crime fiction came form “The Mysterious affair at Styles” featuring the much celebrated character detective Hercule Poirot.

As a matter of fact , a lot of Agatha Christie’s knowledge was gained by being associated with her first husband Archibald Christie who was a businessman and Military officer. Further she served in dispensaries to learn about poisonings. Additionally , her second husband was an archeologist which gave her access to interesting excavation sites.

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Incidentally enough , as mysterious as her books , so was her own life. Reportedly, after the death of her Mother, she vanished without a trace for 11 days and then suddenly re-appeared without any explanation.

Another lesser known and interesting fact is that Agatha Christie was also an accomplished gardener and won several prizes for her green skills.

Though she was a self confessed hater of Television and radio , many of her books were successfully made into blockbuster television series and ran for years.

Understandably , Dame Agatha Christie holds the Guinness world record for being an all time bestselling author of crime fiction.

What I loved about Cat among the pigeons by Agatha Christie

Quite true to her style, Agatha Christie paints a very clear picture of the events and places. Her characters are portrayed in depth. This makes visualizing the happenings easy.

Once Hercules Poirot steps into the picture, the novel becomes very interesting and things start falling into place.

Having read too many mystery stories, I could suspect the culprit quite in advance but I think most people will find the mystery of the murders quite intriguing.

I am an all-time admirer of Agatha Christie’s novels. I have read many of her novels. But later watched the full series o Neflix. I agree with your thoughts about the cover page of the book. It could have been more creative. Murder taking place after almost half the book is over, I would have said the same thing. But still if I get a chance, I will read it only because its written by Agatha Christie

The title of the book is so intriguing and yes the cover could be more creative, I love reading crime fiction and surely get my copy to check this out.

During my younger years, I devoured nearly all of Agatha’s books. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve made a conscious decision to steer clear of crime and thriller genres. I’ve come to believe that life itself is frightening, so I prefer only romance or light-hearted literature. Your candid review of the book, where you mention the dragging first half and assign a rating of 3.4, confirms my decision to avoid revisiting it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Agatha Christie is my favorite foreign thriller author whose book I can read several times in a row and the entertainment remains the same. The review I found to be one of the honest ones and likes and dislikes will always vary from one reader to other. Will love to read more review of yours.

I have read a few Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mysteries with clever twists and skillful storytelling. Havent read this one. The title itself is so interesting. But as you say it isnt so great, so will give it a pass.

Agatha Christie is one of my favourite authors. Having read this book previously I’m glad that there are more people who could resonate with thoughts that the book was very average

Such a short fiction review. Liked it. The title is catchy but I don’t read such a genre book. I appreciate your review on the same.

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

About the Author – Agatha Christie