Are you happy? If not, read Agatha Christie.

36. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Ten people are invited to an island off the coast of Devon by a certain U. N. Owen. They soon learn they have more in common than they think: they have all been previously somehow involved in deaths of other people. But now - so it seems - it's their turn! One after another they are being murdered following a nursery rhyme. Will they be able to identify and stop the killer before he/she gets them all? A true masterpiece so no wonder this is Agatha's best selling book.

Memorable quotes:
-"Be sure thy sin will find thee out."
-"It's only a question of time."
-"He was not afraid of danger in the open, only of danger undefined and tinged with the supernatural."
-"That's peace - real peace. To come to the end."

Favourite Guest Character: Mr. Blore
Mystery: *****
Final Solution: *****
Entertainment: ***** (in its own way)
15/15


35. PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES
"Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne". A bunch of people respond to this advertisement and their stories - albeit a tad predictable - are fun to read. I want an ad like this to appear in my local paper!

Memorable quotes:
-"I am a specialist in every kind of human trouble."
-"Happiness is just as important as bodily health."
-"It is a fundamental axiom of married life that you must lie to a woman. She likes it."
-"His hostess had acquired the Oriental habit of infinite leisure."

Favourite Guest Character: Why, Parker Pyne, of course!
Favourite Story: The Case of the Distressed Lady
Mystery: ***
Final Solution: *****
Entertainment: *****
13/15


34. LORD EDGWARE DIES (Poirot)
A very famous actress asks Poirot to help her get rid of her husband. And the next day the husband is found dead... Poirot realizes that if you're good at something, well, you're good at it all the time. And he also learns that telling Paris from Paris can cost you your life!

Memorable quotes:
-"When planning a murder never depend upon a woman doing what she says she'll do."
-"No human being should learn from another. Each individual should develop his own powers to the uttermost, not try to imitate those of someone else."
-"Girls ought to have men friends. If not there's something wrong about them."
-"Sons never want to marry the girls their mothers want them to marry."

Favourite Guest Character: Hm. Donald Ross?
Mystery: ****
Final Solution: ****
Entertainment: **
10/15