As my faithful readers know by now, I like to challenge myself to big projects. It's just the crazy way I'm put together. Need something to keep my brain bizzy in this crazy world. My latest one is a doozy.
One of my favorite pastimes is watching detective mystery movies. The whodunits. Just love the way authors twist their plots, get us to think it's this guy or that gal who committed the crime, and then at the end we find out it's someone we'd least expect.
One day a thought crossed my mind. Why haven't I read the books written by the queen of crime.....Agatha Christie. We've all heard about her, but I'd never read any of her books. Don't ask me why.
Started by printing out a list of her 70-some books, starting with the first, The Mysterious Affair at Styles that she wrote in 1920. This is where she introduces the character in 33 of her stories, eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, a small man with up-curled mustache. There are several layers of fun for me. First, I find a real deal on eBay, order the book and track it's trip to our door.....before the actual read. Last night in bed I started her third book, Murder on the Links, that arrived yesterday.
Now, tell me, how could I live my life and not read what this amazing lady wrote in her entertaining books!
P.S. There is a climbing rose named after her.
