All of Agatha: Endless Night (1967)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

This 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.

Endless Night (1967) was a slog. None of the characters are likeable and because I have been consistently reading so much Christie, I recognized the plot points and guessed what was happening very early on. It's very much like Death on the Nile in some respects but without the Nile to make it interesting and intriguing and the other amusing characters to make it fun and Poirot and Race. Much of it was just tedious from a reader point of view but not, perhaps, from a ficcer point of view working out how the misdirection and manipulation is being done. The narrator's name is Michael Rogers and the poor rich girl is Ellie and the secretary/companion is Greta. And I'm not sorry I'm done with it. Here's a summary:

A newlywed couple faces a series of mysterious events and threats after building their dream house on a cursed land.

Next up: I've discovered to my great consternation that I skipped over a couple of books in the winter. So I will go back and do The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side and The Clocks, both of which I remember very well and have enjoyed.

Comments

[dine]

I went through my All of Agatha phase in my late teens/early 20s, and remember enjoying Crack'd from Side to Side a lot, though don't recall many details. possibly I need to revisit some of her works myself, as I'm appreciating your posts

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I encourage you to do so! Thank you! Maybe I should do a list of my favorites when I get to the end. With Crack'd we get Miss Marple and Dolly Bantry together which I like very much. And I think the plot hinges on a clever bit.

[smallhobbit]

My vague memories of Endless Night aren't particularly positive.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yeah, about chapter 2 I said 'is this going where I think it is going?' and it did, slowly and painfully.