Sunday, May 05, 2019

Endless Night by Agatha Christie

(pb; 1967)

From the back cover

“When penniless Michael Rogers discovers the beautiful house at Gypsy’s Acre and then meets the heiress Ellie, it seems all his dreams have come true at once. But he ignores the old woman’s warning of an ancient curse, and evil begins to stir in paradise. As Michael soon learns: Gypsy’s Acre is the place where fatal ‘accidents’ happen.”


Review

Endless is an excellent, no-wasted-words genre hybrid novel. It is initially a Gothic romance and later a murder story. I say murder story, because any reader paying attention will likely spot the killer, or killers, right away. This probable transparency does not lessen Endless’s impact, though, because Christie─master author that she is─does not draw out the big Reveal, but rather embraces it in bold, almost shocking fashion. This is a great read, one worth owning.

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There are quite a few film versions of this book. Check IMDb.com if you are interested in researching them.

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