Hers were the first books I picked for myself at the library when I was a new reader. I’ve adored her books for 40+ years now. During the pandemmy, when the world was going crazy and I felt like I’d lost control of everything, I turned to watching the Poirot and Marple TV shows as my “comfort viewing.” There was something so soothing about watching a show I’d seen 100 times and where I knew exactly what was going to happen, who was going to say what, etc. David Suchet got me through it!

When people call her books “timeless” they aren’t exaggerating. The early Poirot books were set between WWI and WWII, then later post WWII and the Marple books were set in the 1950s but the stories could just as easily take place today. (I always wonder WTF was going on in Christie’s head where she came up with these plots. Amazing)

I have all her books on my kindle and read when I need to take a break from reality. I also have her audiobooks narrated by Hugh Fraser and when I have trouble sleeping, I have him talk me to sleep. Works like a charm!

Re-reading this, I think I’m seriously addicted to Agatha Christie stories.