Parker Pyne Investigates
by Agatha Christie
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Author: Agatha ChristieEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-14
ISBN: 0312981651
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Reviews of Parker Pyne Investigates
Book Review: Among the least of Christie's numerous works
Summary: 2 Stars
Parker Pyne is clearly no Hercule Poirot! Nor can the intricacy of his cases compete with those of Miss Marple, or even with those of Tommy and Tuppence.
These mini-mysteries make up a compilation of "Christie afterthoughts" which are simply not in the same league with her more renowned achievements such as "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," "The Clocks," "Postern of Fate," or "At Bertram's Hotel". In a word, I found some of these stories to be "goofy". Since they are all fairly abbreviated, there's not much in the way of sub-plots which contibutes to their shallowness.
I'm a HUGE Christie fan, having read everything she wrote, some multiple times. From that perspective, unless you are working your way through all of Christie's works as a personal project, just skip this one. If you really savour short mysteries, you would be better advised to go out and buy a copy of the most recent "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine".
You'll notice that in the "official" reviews above, (not the reader's reviews), you'll read that Christie wrote spectacular mysteries, that she's basically the Queen of mystery writers, etc. This is a frequently employed publishers' and/or reviewers' tactic which is strategically utilized to market books which aren't, in themselves, all that good. Promotional chatter like this should pop up as a big red flag for prospective buyers. That is sadly the case in this instance.
Unfortunately, and especially for eager new Christie fans, I cannot recommend this book.
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