The Pale Horse (Agatha Christie Collection)
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‘Wholesale murder by black magic…highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable’
EVENING STANDARD
‘The acknowledged queen of detective fiction’ OBSERVER
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'Wholesale murder by black magic!highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable' EVENING STANDARD 'The acknowledged queen of detective fiction' OBSERVER
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Imagine the setting circa 1960. Mrs Christie has a sharp eye for contemporary fashions (hairstyles like birds nests, thick jumpers worn for dinner) and mores (coffee bars, flower shops that sell one bloom in masses of maidenhair). Instead of Poirot and Miss Marple, we have Mrs Oliver and Mrs Dane Calthrop (I love the way she mixed and matched detectives). The central character, Mark Easterbrook, is a serious, bookish man who stumbles across some odd happenings and begins to add two and two when he bumps into an old friend, now a forensic pathologist. The central 'case' is seen from many angles (and more than one narrator), and its elements are only linked by the mysterious phrase 'the pale horse'. It turns out to be a former pub now inhabited by three eccentric ladies of a certain age who are only too happy to tell you about their hobby - black magic. Can they possibly be linked to a list of names whose owners turn out to be rather dead? Easterbrook and a picture restorer called Ginger are determined to find out. Their search leads them from mansion flats to boarding houses to dusty offices in Birmingham to draughty country vicarages. Now read on!
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book in two days, i found the plot excellant. Some say it's not one of christie's best but the only complaints i have are that the ending came to soon, read it!
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am a big Agathe Christie fan but I struggled to finish this. The plot was fine - tho' dated, but the characters were rather lifeless and I can't quite see the point of Mrs Oliver. Just about plausible.
I'll stick to Poirot and Miss Marple. However I did not guess the ending so it obviously had a twist.
I do wonder how Christie would rate if she was writing today alongside Barbara Vine etc. Hypothetical nonsense of course but she'd have to pull out more stops and her characters would need a dash of vitality and be able to stand up to some analysis - Easterbrook was a bit like a cardboard cut-out figure to me.
I'll stick to Poirot and Miss Marple. However I did not guess the ending so it obviously had a twist.
I do wonder how Christie would rate if she was writing today alongside Barbara Vine etc. Hypothetical nonsense of course but she'd have to pull out more stops and her characters would need a dash of vitality and be able to stand up to some analysis - Easterbrook was a bit like a cardboard cut-out figure to me.
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disappointment
Audio disc agatha christies pale horse
this disc only plays half the story, then blanks out completely
this disc only plays half the story, then blanks out completely
Published on 6 May 2010 by Tc Rundle
A flop
I am a big A.C.fan,but I am sorry to say that this was not up to her usual standards.The plot is far too vague and fanciful. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 1998
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