annieb123's review against another edition
5.0
Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
A Deadly Affair is a wonderful collection of short fiction by Agatha Christie with a common theme: relationships. Released 20th April 2021 by Harper Collins on their William Morrow imprint, it's 272 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
These 14 stories + one short essay are chosen from her oeuvre and first published between 1923 and 1950. The essay at the end is excerpted from her autobiography (1970). The stories are a mixed lot, as always, and include some familiar and some less so. Poirot makes an appearance in several stories, as do Tommy & Tuppence, Mr. Parker Pyne, and Miss Marple.
This is a solid collection. Several of the stories were previously unfamiliar to me, many of them will be familiar to most fans. All of the included stories are in the 4-5 star range and the collection overall is a solid 5.
The editor/publishers have included a bibliography with abbreviated publishing histories of the content in the back of the book.
Five stars. A good selection for public or school library acquisition, as well as for fans of classic crime fiction.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
A Deadly Affair is a wonderful collection of short fiction by Agatha Christie with a common theme: relationships. Released 20th April 2021 by Harper Collins on their William Morrow imprint, it's 272 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
These 14 stories + one short essay are chosen from her oeuvre and first published between 1923 and 1950. The essay at the end is excerpted from her autobiography (1970). The stories are a mixed lot, as always, and include some familiar and some less so. Poirot makes an appearance in several stories, as do Tommy & Tuppence, Mr. Parker Pyne, and Miss Marple.
This is a solid collection. Several of the stories were previously unfamiliar to me, many of them will be familiar to most fans. All of the included stories are in the 4-5 star range and the collection overall is a solid 5.
The editor/publishers have included a bibliography with abbreviated publishing histories of the content in the back of the book.
Five stars. A good selection for public or school library acquisition, as well as for fans of classic crime fiction.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
corrye_11's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
4.25
anewton's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I mean, it wasn’t great - fast, bland, predictable stories, surface level characters. Passed the time whilst I unpacked my house and that was about it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
annalovelace's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
1.5
It definitely wasn't for me zzz.
somelatenightreading's review against another edition
3.0
Read 2023: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The King of Clubs: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Face of Helen: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Death on the Nile: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Death by Drowning: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Double Clue: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Finessing the King: ⭐️⭐️
-The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper: ⭐️⭐️
-A Fruitful Sunday: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Wasps' Nest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Case of the Caretaker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Man in the Mist: ⭐️⭐️
-The Case of the Rich Woman: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
-Magnolia Blossom: ⭐️⭐️.5
-The Love Detectives: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
-The King of Clubs: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Face of Helen: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Death on the Nile: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Death by Drowning: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Double Clue: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Finessing the King: ⭐️⭐️
-The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper: ⭐️⭐️
-A Fruitful Sunday: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Wasps' Nest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Case of the Caretaker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Man in the Mist: ⭐️⭐️
-The Case of the Rich Woman: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
-Magnolia Blossom: ⭐️⭐️.5
-The Love Detectives: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
peter1rose's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Very fun book full of many short stories. I enjoyed the second one the most. Entertaining more than anything else.
debralewi's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
kobrien1014's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5