The Way Through the Woods

Just finished reading "The Way Through the Woods" by Colin Dexter, my first one of him. It is an Inspector Morse mystery. It is a mystery about a sudden disappearance of a Swedish maiden in England but the case comes to life fully one year after her exit for whatever reasons. Dexter has a different style of writing compared to others such as Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle etc. in the sense that he keeps on dropping some hints here and there by weaving in and out of the story by juxtaposing with riddles etc. The plot keeps the reader in suspense and I like his interplay with relevant quotes at the beginning of each chapter. I would say that Dexter is a "dexterous" writer in that sense.  Goodreads 3/5

Unfinished Potrait by Agatha Christhie

When you normally pick up an Agatha Christhie novel you usually expect a rural England mystery with liberal doses of suspense and crime in it. But this one writing under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott is a kind of semi autobiographical novel which almost mirrors her personal life. The writing is absolutely brilliant and it kind of touches a chord in your heart when you go through the travails that she endured. It is not exactly a kind of a sympathetic novel and it could have ended as a tear jerker but her powerful writing is what kept it alive. Pure genius. 

Murder in Mesopotamia

Agatha Cristhie is on familiar ground when she covers murders in rural England which is her speciality - unfortunately "Murder in Mesopotamia" is a story based in Iraq on an archeological site - a murder takes place and Hercule Poirot is travelling some place nearby - so he comes in and solves the crime in his inimitable style - Cristhie maintains the suspense till the end in every book of hers - same is true of this one as well. 

Sad Cypress

Just finished reading "Sad Cypress" the usual pulsating, gripping murder mystery from Agatha Christhie, who never fails to enthral.

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Ram
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