Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

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Dr. Preeti Chauhan

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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 

( get it much cheaper HERE )

 

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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Agatha Christie

 

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.

 

Cat among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie – Book review

 

 

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The Cover page

 

Two teachers see a strange light flashing in the newly built sports pavilion late at night. Suddenly, a shot rings through the air and they find the new sports teacher Miss Springer dead. Who killed her and why ?

Meadowbank School  prestigious girls’ school, soon becomes home to serial murders. Panic spreads in the school. Naturally Hercule Poirot, the famous sleuth, has to step in before the young Julia Upjohn becomes the next victim of “the cat”. True to his deductive style of logic , Poirot unravels the mystery of the murders and catches the culprit.

What I loved about Cat among the pigeons by Agatha Christie

 

  1. 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.
  2. Once Hercules Poirot steps into the picture, the novel becomes very interesting and things start falling into place.
  3. 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.

What isn’t great about Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

  1. Unlike my previous Agatha Christie reads, here the first half seemed to drag on. The murder happened almost halfway through finishing the book , only then did the story seem to pick up pace.
  2. Not only was the cover page bland, but to me it gave away the association of the murder to the school quite early on.
  3. As sad as it is , this one was the most boring of her books for me. Maybe I should have picked “Murder on the Styles ” instead.

 

Final verdict on “Cat among the Pigeons” by Agatha Christie

 

As I mentioned above , this book is not one of Agatha’ Christie’s best works in crime fiction. But “Cat among the pigeons” by Agatha Christie has it moments of sparkle specially when Hercule Poirot enters the storyline, though to my dismay , it was only towards the end. The mystery is then tied up neatly explaining every angle.

I rate it a 3.5/5

 

 

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Dr. Preeti Chauhan

7 responses

  1. Alpana Deo Avatar
    Alpana Deo

    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

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  2. Ruchi Verma Avatar
    Ruchi Verma

    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.

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  3. Harjeet Kaur Avatar
    Harjeet Kaur

    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.

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  4. Samata Avatar
    Samata

    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.

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  5. Shilpa Garg Avatar
    Shilpa Garg

    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.

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  6. Sindhu Vinod Narayan Avatar
    Sindhu Vinod Narayan

    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

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  7. radhika Avatar
    radhika

    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.

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