ACRC Update - 26 April 2009

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.

I've just started THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE, and the next Agatha Christie Blog Carnival is due in just over a week. Hope I get it done in time. Currently there are 9 articles for the Carnival and we could do with a few more.

I am mainly borrowing the books from my local library and as such am a bit subject to some outside influences, and as a result may do a little out of order reading.

Check the opening blog of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge here.

1. 1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES - finished
   
2. 1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY- finished
   
3. 1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS - finished
   
4. 1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT - finished
   1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US) - finished
   
5. 1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS - finished
6. 1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD - finished
   
7. 1927, THE BIG FOUR - finished
   
8. 1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN - finished
   
9. 1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY - finished
   1929 Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence) - on order from library
   
10. 1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE - finished
    1930 The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin) - waiting on the shelves (from library)
11. 1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR) -waiting on the shelves (from library)
12. 1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
    1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
    
13. 1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
14. 1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)
15. 1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)
    

I am using the list at Wikipedia of novels and collections of short stories. I will interlace the short story collections into the list where I can, but may have to read them out of order. I have decided on a method for reporting on the short stories.

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