All of Agatha: The Pale Horse
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stonepicnicking_okapiThis series of entries is commentary on my lifelong quest to read all of Agatha Christie's works in UK publication order. It was begun in January 2021.
I enjoyed The Pale Horse [1961]. Summary:
A dying woman, Mrs Davis, gives her last confession to Father Gorman, a Roman Catholic priest, but along with her confession she gives him a list of names and a terrible secret. Before he can take action, however, he is struck dead in the fog. As the police begin to investigate, a young hero begins to piece together evidence that sets him upon a converging path.
Mark Easterbook is the amateur detective in the case. He is actually a Mogul scholar (a scholar of the Mogul period) but gets drawn into a diabolical conspiracy. It really is a clever scheme, I think, and smacks of And then there were none but the villain is not as cool as the one in that book. Nevertheless, excellent murder weapon and use of red herrings and blinds in the form of the occult.
I listened to an audiobook version narrated by Hugh Fraser which was solid. I hurried a bit through it because I wanted my first completed book of 2025 to be an Agatha Christie, but I am saving the next two for February and March because we've hit two of my all-time favorites: A Caribbean Mystery and At Bertram's Hotel--and I have a jigsaw puzzle to go with them! Rapture! Joy!
I enjoyed The Pale Horse [1961]. Summary:
A dying woman, Mrs Davis, gives her last confession to Father Gorman, a Roman Catholic priest, but along with her confession she gives him a list of names and a terrible secret. Before he can take action, however, he is struck dead in the fog. As the police begin to investigate, a young hero begins to piece together evidence that sets him upon a converging path.
Mark Easterbook is the amateur detective in the case. He is actually a Mogul scholar (a scholar of the Mogul period) but gets drawn into a diabolical conspiracy. It really is a clever scheme, I think, and smacks of And then there were none but the villain is not as cool as the one in that book. Nevertheless, excellent murder weapon and use of red herrings and blinds in the form of the occult.
I listened to an audiobook version narrated by Hugh Fraser which was solid. I hurried a bit through it because I wanted my first completed book of 2025 to be an Agatha Christie, but I am saving the next two for February and March because we've hit two of my all-time favorites: A Caribbean Mystery and At Bertram's Hotel--and I have a jigsaw puzzle to go with them! Rapture! Joy!
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