tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206295108056025483.post7133482110286008923..comments2023-09-28T03:59:52.434-07:00Comments on The Corpse Steps Out: Yes, Another Top 5 list Jeffrey Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206295108056025483.post-87517233401949978462017-02-15T21:24:35.224-08:002017-02-15T21:24:35.224-08:00Well, your top two are among my top three, but oth...Well, your top two are among my top three, but otherwise we don't match up:<br /><br />5) Curtain<br />4) After the Funeral<br />3) Death on the Nile<br />2) Five Little Pigs<br />1) And Then There None<br /><br />My top three pretty much run neck and neck. Although I like the character of Miss Marple more than that of Poirot, I don't think Christie gave her any of her best plots. <br /><br />6-10 would include (in some order) Three Act Tragedy, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Moving Finger, Ordeal By Innocencemonescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111922576836593406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206295108056025483.post-22098451904209184222014-07-31T07:31:48.738-07:002014-07-31T07:31:48.738-07:00John, I agree. I was asked to write a piece about ...John, I agree. I was asked to write a piece about a book that had influenced me (for an anthology called Mystery Muses.) I chose A Murder is Announced for all the reasons I talked about. I honestly haven't read Curtain since 1977, so I suppose I'm due for a re-read!Jeffrey Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206295108056025483.post-72939160526229729832014-07-30T17:26:17.242-07:002014-07-30T17:26:17.242-07:00A Murder Is Announced is also my favorite Marple n...<i>A Murder Is Announced</i> is also my favorite Marple novel. I think it's close to perfection. <i>The Mirror Crack'd</i> is a strong runner-up. I love the devious misdirection in that other Marple mystery. So glad to see three books not ever mentioned as Christie's best in this very appealing list. <i>The Hollow</i> is not only a well done mystery but one of her best novels. My picks for the "Best of Agatha" would tend to include her darker books -- <i>Halloween Party, Curtain, The Pale Horse</i> are superior examples. And of course I would choose <i>Murder in Mesopotamia</i> because everyone hates it for all the reasons that I absolutely love it. It's preposterous and fantastical the way the good ol' detective novels ought to be. I admire the Grand Dame for displaying chutzpah in that book.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com