A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie

 

A Deadly Affair was my February read for #ReadChristie2022.  It’s a new collected of “unexpected love stories from the queen of mystery.”  February’s theme was “featuring travel and romance.”  This collection fit the bill perfectly as it put together a great collection of mystery stories with an overarching theme of love.  The collection featured many of Christie’s most famous detectives: Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin, and Tommy and Tuppence,

 I enjoyed the grouping of the stories that looked mostly at the darker side of love.  My favorite though was “Affairs of the Heart” at the end which was from Agatha Christie’s autobiography and tells the story of two of her early courtships.  I loved it! 

 I did realize as I read the stories that I prefer the novel format for Agatha Christie’s tales.  I feel that in the novel she is really able to build up the mystery and the characters.  The short stories were entertaining, but I didn’t get to know the characters enough to really make some guesses on solving the mysteries.

 Favorite Quote:

“’Truth is stranger than fiction.’ The remark, perhaps, was not an original one.”

 Overall, A Deadly Affair is a fun collection of Agatha Christie stories featuring the theme of love.

Book Source: A Review Copy from William Morrow.  Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.