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...play with his pocket knife. "So Dark the Night", on the other hand, is a masterful little whodunit about a French detective who faces the biggest puzzle of his career. The denouement of this forgotten gem is so potent that it was later used as the climax to Agatha Christie's last Hercule Poirot novel, "Curtain" (Christie never said whether she'd seen Lewis's film...
...canon of classic whodunits, Agatha Christie's Ackroyd holds a revered but controversial place. A unique work (for reasons that can't be revealed without spoiling the fun), its very nature resists adaptation. Alas, A&E--whose mystery series has an uneven track record in capturing the tart Christie flavor--has obliterated Ackroyd's outrageous ingenuity. Though David Suchet, as always, nicely embodies sleuth Hercule Poirot, the movie will disappoint those who've read the book. Those who haven't will wonder what the fuss has always been about. Skip the movie, read the book...
Though it won't join Michael Crichton and Agatha Christie on your beach mat, there is plenty to recommend The Last Lovely City...
Though it won't join Michael Crichton and Agatha Christie on your beach mat, there is plenty to recommend The Last Lovely City...
...ending finally awakes you from the trance of guilty pleasure. It is the one part of A Certain Justice that finally makes you realize that P.D. James is not a substitute for Agatha Christie. In the latter's novels, there was a seductive evil that leaped off the page and made each and every novel memorable. James, on the other hand, is more in the market for immediate gratification--she delivers, but there's no lasting impact...