Agatha Christie The Last Séance

This is my first sojourn into the world of Agatha Christie and I wasn't disappointed. I have never read any of her books or watched any of the countless movie or TV adaptions.

Of course I've heard of Miss Marple and Poirot. I have seen countless advertisements for them since my childhood but I have never really felt compelled enough to watch any of them. Crime/ murder mysteries not being one of my go to genre. Although I do admit I am very tempted by Murder On The Orient Express. My only real knowledge of Christie comes from Doctor Who which was fun but by no means a good stick with which to measure her by.

I absolutely love all things supernatural so when I came across this collection on my libraries Borrowbox app i decided now was the time to finally see what all the fuss is about.

I absolutely adored the premise of most of the stories in this collection. I think she strikes a good balance between science and the occult. I also really liked the glimpses of Poirot and Marple in their respective stories. Mental health is viewed rather ridiculously but if you view it through the lense of the time it can be forgiven. It was also apparent that she knew very little of cannabis which made me laugh a bit but again if I think about the time it was written the knowledge and perspective is poles apart from that of today so can be easily understood.

All in all a worthwhile read. I will definitely be picking up Agatha Christie again.

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