Was an unexpected surprise. I bought the book with much trepidation because it was by Agatha Chritie. The reason for my apprehension being my brush with her works during my very early years wasn't a very pleasant one. Surviving only (at that point of time) on the dashing Hardy boys, plucky Perry Mason, terrific 3 investigators etc(your'll get the picture...I presume) I found Madame's novels to be quite boring.Now, ofcourse having significantly mellowed down my reading, I decided that it was time to make my acquaintance with the lady. Now ofcourse, after having read TUG, I intend to become her best friend.
The novel is exceptionally good. Its plays a beautiful deception on the readers mind and psyche. It makes you unwittingly believe her every word as u wait breathlessly to find out the truth.
And if u'r not sold yet...here's a sneak peak:
"When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in a dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house,he discoversa woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair bound husband, a gun in her hand. She admits to murder and the unexpectedguest offers to help her concoct a cover story.But is it possible that Laura Wawick did not commit the murder after all? And if so, who is she shielding..."
This exceedingly slim book of 204 pages by Agatha Christe was actually one of her most successful plays and its been adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne.
I've oft found that the dazzling things are the most unexpected, perhaps that's what makes one love them all the more.
A hard lesson
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