Wednesday, June 24, 2015

A Locked Room

One very popular device in the mystery novel is the locked room or stranded in a place setting. I first encountered this in Poirot's Christmas story where the wealthy older gentleman was killed in a locked room. I have found this with two of Agatha Christie's other works And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express, then in Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke. I have two of my reviews for them below.
I have always been that weird person who would love to get "stuck" somewhere with his friends. The idea of a murder happening but being stuck in the same place is terrifying and I imagine a lot of frayed nerves but they are some of my favorite to read!
What are your thoughts about this kind of setting? Do locked rooms intrigue you?

And Then There Were None
This is one of my favorite mysteries ever (top 5). The mere idea of 10 people going to an island invited by someone they do not know is super intriguing. It has you at the edge of your seat the entire time. Miss Christie outdid herself with this book it is still just as fresh now as when first published. The other part that I like is that it served as the basis for one of my favorite mystery comedies Murder By Death, worth the watch if you like mysteries and comedies!

Murder on the Orient Express
Finally read the CLASSIC mystery Murder on the Orient Express. To be completely honest most of the characters annoyed me but thankfully I had Poirot to keep everything in order. The ending completely shocked me. The setting itself was beautiful and Christie's descriptions were spot on. Definitely one not to miss!

Sugar Cookie Murder
All I can start by saying is SO MANY RECIPES, SO EXCITED! There is nothing I love more than a Christmas Mystery because usually there is extended family around. With this the entire Lake Eden gang is stuck in the community center during a blizzard which happens to hit during the cookbook tasting. While I thought that I would be obsessed with this idea of everyone around and no where to go I missed The Cookie Jar and other businesses and Mochie. But it was still an enjoyable read and I loved the play on words for our victim (Brandy Wine). Joanne knows exactly how to keep her fans intrigued.

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