tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post4870387840754968498..comments2024-03-27T18:53:47.254-04:00Comments on Staircase Wit: Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie - for the 1936 ClubCLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-83501283456982556532021-04-16T18:22:19.221-04:002021-04-16T18:22:19.221-04:00This is one of my favorite Hercule Poirot books, m...This is one of my favorite Hercule Poirot books, mainly because of having both Mrs. Oliver and Colonel Race in it. And Superintendent Battle! <br /><br />My grandparents played bridge but that would have been in the 1950s and 60s. I don't hear much about it now. But people must because they still put bridge columns in the newspaper.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-19891166894953028962021-04-16T12:55:14.607-04:002021-04-16T12:55:14.607-04:00This is one of those Christies that I remember qui...This is one of those Christies that I remember quite well. The twist reveal at the end was well done. And The Man in the Brown Suit is one of my favorite Christies too! Actually, it was the first Christie I ever read after I got it from my school library, and was totally hooked after that. The mystery itself wasn't that memorable, but I think the romance was. ;-)<br />~LexLex @ Lexlinguahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251881629769380423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-38610190273018832912021-04-16T06:12:53.675-04:002021-04-16T06:12:53.675-04:00I love card games and play one called King, which ...I love card games and play one called King, which I gather is sort of like the trumps round in bridge. My father was an avid bridge player, but I never learned it!<br /><br />At the moment, I'm nearing the end of my Great Agatha Christie reread...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-44628174778122897172021-04-14T22:09:34.472-04:002021-04-14T22:09:34.472-04:00I am intrigued by the idea of bridge but I'd n...I am intrigued by the idea of bridge but I'd never dare play! There are too many books where people loudly complain about their partner's lack of skill, and that would be me because I sometimes can't remember which are spades and which are clubs.<br /><br />Just saw this article which argues that Armand Gamache and Harry Bosch are all very well but if one really needed a detective the only choices are Poirot or Holmes!<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/who-is-the-greatest-fictional-detective-a-new-book-reminds-us-why-its-poirot/2021/04/13/f392cea8-9bb0-11eb-9d05-ae06f4529ece_story.htmlCLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-37296742061722527982021-04-13T17:42:13.320-04:002021-04-13T17:42:13.320-04:00I've never read this one, but I have a friend ...I've never read this one, but I have a friend who is obsessed with playing bridge and has loads of books on the subject. There are several varieties of the game too, it all sounds too complicated to me. I'll have to find a copy of this one, and pass it on to him. Thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-55353899125646096092021-04-13T15:44:27.275-04:002021-04-13T15:44:27.275-04:00Nice summary! I enjoyed it too, it's on my pos...Nice summary! I enjoyed it too, it's on my post today for the 1936 Club: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/04/06/my-top-6-books-for-the-1936-club/Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-48724761153858758302021-04-13T14:46:39.908-04:002021-04-13T14:46:39.908-04:00Simon, more or less. In the ABC Murders she inclu...Simon, more or less. In the ABC Murders she includes a description of the crime in this book. Christie had probably written them both close together and the publisher was spacing them apart to maximize sales.<br /><br />"Supposing," murmured Poirot, "that four people sit down to play bridge and one, the odd man out, sits in a chair by the fire. At the end of the evening the man by the fire is found dead. One of the four, while he is dummy, has gone over and killed him, and, intent on the play of the hand, the other three have not noticed. Ah, there would be a crime for you! Which of the four was it?"<br /><br />She also includes a hint about Murder on the Orient Express.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-12740846778315151202021-04-13T14:29:04.363-04:002021-04-13T14:29:04.363-04:00Gosh, Christie has written so many books that peop...Gosh, Christie has written so many books that people keep coming up with ones I haven't heard of, despite my having read lots!whatmereadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366749451731953140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-10009013422322730462021-04-13T11:27:29.048-04:002021-04-13T11:27:29.048-04:00Is this the one where she also gives away the endi...Is this the one where she also gives away the endings of half a dozen novels for no reason? I have listened to an audio dramatisation of it but never read!Simon T (StuckinaBook)http://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-27210710860809621032021-04-13T10:52:45.927-04:002021-04-13T10:52:45.927-04:00Lovely choice for 1936 - one I would have liked to...Lovely choice for 1936 - one I would have liked to revisit, as I love Mrs. Oliver and I haven't read it for ages! kaggsysbookishramblingshttp://www.kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-45936174007550885012021-04-13T05:09:30.606-04:002021-04-13T05:09:30.606-04:00I don't think I've read this one but have ...I don't think I've read this one but have certainly seen the dramatisation of it. And Colonel Race is in it... I liked him as played by David Niven in Death on the Nile. And yes, I believe people still play Bridge. I've not played it but we played a lot of whist and rummy when I was growing up, no internet back then so cards (and many other games) were popular. When I got married and went to visit the inlaws I was taught to play Solo Whist and we'd sit up all hours playing that. I believe such pastimes sharpen the brain when you're young and it's a shame it's gone out of fashion. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-64874206166051562432021-04-12T16:38:49.523-04:002021-04-12T16:38:49.523-04:00I thought this was a fun Christie mystery. But the...I thought this was a fun Christie mystery. But then I do like Poirot. I like Miss Marple and her standalone books, too. They're just enjoyable reads. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com