Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Agatha Christie Short Stories 2025: APRIL #AgathaChristieSS25




It's 1st April, and I'm quite happy because my tax course will take a three-week holiday (yay), meaning that I'll have a bit more time for blogging (not mentioning my February and March reviews, which was long overdue!) This month we will be reading from The Thirteen Problems and The Listerdale Mystery collections. You can find the complete reading list here, and please submit link to your reviews of this month's stories on the comment section of this post. Happy reading!


THE IDOL HOUSE OF ASTARTE

The Tuesday Night Club discuss a fancy dress party where a man was stabbed. But no one was close enough to have murdered him. The Club discuss the details of the case but it seems only Miss Marple knows the truth of the matter.

Published in 1928 in the Royal Magazine in the UK and Detective Story Magazine in the US. In the US the story had the title The Solving Six and the Evil Hour. It was included in the collection The Thirteen Problems in 1932.


THE PHILOMEL COTTAGE

When a distant relative dies, leaving Alix King a large inheritance, she marries in a whirlwind romance. But what does she really know about her new husband?

Published in the collection The Listerdale Mystery in the UK in 1934 and in The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories in 1948, it is one of the most successful short stories Agatha Christie wrote, examining the fear of the unknown when it manifests in a home.


The Reviews:
1. Jason C @ Literature Frenzy for The Philomel Cottage
2. Jason C @ Literature Frenzy for The Idol House of Astarte
3. Emma @ Word and Peace for The Philomel Cottage
4. Tracy K @ Bitter Tea and Mystery for The Philomel Cottage
5. Fanda @ Fanda Classiclit for both stories

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  1. Jason CApril 01, 2025 8:47 PM

    Super! I am so glad you'll have more time to catch up on reading and writing reviews! This is such a great reading challenge and I'm really looking forward to the April selections.

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  2. BronaApril 03, 2025 4:39 AM

    Hi Fanda, sorry to leave a comment on your AC post, but it looks like you are not reading Zola this April?

    That's absolutely fine, but just wanted to check.
    I'm reading Pot Luck during April - my 11th Zola - I'm past the halfway mark finally :-)

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  3. Jason CApril 03, 2025 9:16 AM

    Here is my review of Philomel Cottage: https://literaturefrenzy.blogspot.com/2025/04/philomel-cottage-by-agatha-christie.html

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  4. Jason CApril 09, 2025 9:48 AM

    Thanks Fanda for another great selection of Agatha Christie stories this month! Here's my review of The Idol House of Astarte: https://literaturefrenzy.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-idol-house-of-astarte-by-agatha.html

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  5. Emma at Words And Peace / France Book ToursApril 12, 2025 7:35 PM

    I loved Philomel Cottage!
    See here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/04/06/sunday-post-139/

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  6. TracyKApril 30, 2025 11:17 AM

    Fanda, here is my post for Philomel Cottage. I am so glad I read this story, it was a great read.

    https://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.com/2025/04/short-story-wednesday-philomel-cottage.html

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