All of Agatha: the final cases
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stonepicnicking_okapiThis is the final entry in a series about my quest to read all of Agatha Christie's works in UK publication order. It was begun in January 2021 and ended in May 2026.
It's taken me five years but here I am: the final cases.
Postern of Fate [1973] This is the last Tommy & Tuppence, and unlike the other two, it was written near the time it was published. Tommy & Tuppence are an elderly couple now, living in a house with a past and some of the furnishings left behind have clues to a past case of espionage and murder and disappearances and unresolved questions. And their old gardener gets murdered because he knows too much. It wasn't so bad, but I might've thought that because I knew it was the last.
Curtain [1975] Like Sleeping Murder, Christie wrote this in the 1940's and put it in the vault. And I liked it. Of course, there are many cringe-worthy bits (Hastings has a daughter who would probably be diagnosed as on the autism spectrum now but of course is treated rather awfully). Nevertheless, I think it was a good end to Poirot. He goes back to Styles. Hastings is a dim dick as usual. But loyal and a good narrator.
Sleeping Murder [1976] This was written in the 1940's too and published the year Christie died. A young couple is drawn to a house in which the wife of the couple lived briefly as a child (and witnessed a murder in). Repressed memories come flooding back and soon Miss Marple's on the case and sorts it all out. Obsessive love. Lots of suspects. Solid.
And that's it. I did two collages. I am not really happy with them (I sort of went overboard with the pink flowers) but I was even less happy with the color scheme of the Curtain postcard so I decided to go back to Styles.
It's taken me five years but here I am: the final cases.
Postern of Fate [1973] This is the last Tommy & Tuppence, and unlike the other two, it was written near the time it was published. Tommy & Tuppence are an elderly couple now, living in a house with a past and some of the furnishings left behind have clues to a past case of espionage and murder and disappearances and unresolved questions. And their old gardener gets murdered because he knows too much. It wasn't so bad, but I might've thought that because I knew it was the last.
Curtain [1975] Like Sleeping Murder, Christie wrote this in the 1940's and put it in the vault. And I liked it. Of course, there are many cringe-worthy bits (Hastings has a daughter who would probably be diagnosed as on the autism spectrum now but of course is treated rather awfully). Nevertheless, I think it was a good end to Poirot. He goes back to Styles. Hastings is a dim dick as usual. But loyal and a good narrator.
Sleeping Murder [1976] This was written in the 1940's too and published the year Christie died. A young couple is drawn to a house in which the wife of the couple lived briefly as a child (and witnessed a murder in). Repressed memories come flooding back and soon Miss Marple's on the case and sorts it all out. Obsessive love. Lots of suspects. Solid.
And that's it. I did two collages. I am not really happy with them (I sort of went overboard with the pink flowers) but I was even less happy with the color scheme of the Curtain postcard so I decided to go back to Styles.
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Date: 2026-05-25 09:43 pm (UTC)Oh wow, congratulations on finishing! That was an enormous undertaking, and I enjoyed reading your different reviews over the years.
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Date: 2026-05-25 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-05-26 12:29 am (UTC)Congratulations on finishing! I've had a lot of fun following along with your progress.
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Date: 2026-05-26 10:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2026-05-26 10:56 am (UTC)Oh, good. Those colors aren't exactly Miss Marple to me but I went with them.
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Date: 2026-05-26 08:32 am (UTC)I love the collages so much. My first reaction was ‘wow’, then I saw you weren’t happy with them and thought, how!? They look so good *together* too, beautifully complimentary 👌
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Date: 2026-05-26 10:55 am (UTC)I start out following a Youtube video (with my own supplies) and about half way through I go off script and just start adding stuff. Also I am not entirely sure the light in my home + my eyesight means I can judge colors correctly. And I'm trying to keep it on theme but of course I can't conjure the perfect materials. I would have liked some knitting or something to add.
But I appreciate your comment!!
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Date: 2026-05-26 09:40 am (UTC)no subject
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