The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie

Bundle was wonderfully down-to-earth about the whole thing that you just have to laugh at the absurdity of the situation.īy the way, this line created a mini-mystery for me. As for the romance bit, I’ve always thought that Christie’s romances were a bit unrealistic (me not being a romance fan probably made me biased) so the climatic scene made me chuckle. Practically all the characters are poked fun at, resulting in quite a few chuckles as I read the book. Bundle and Superintendent Battle are the two most capable characters (to me), and the guys who are the heroes of the story really just have very good luck. A lot of the things that I sometimes ‘complain’ about in Christie novels, such as the guys being useless or the romances being forced, are magnified and made fun of here. I think the key to enjoying this is to put aside any expectation of a serious novel and look for something fun and campy. The house is rented by Lord Caterham and when his daughter, Bundle, learns about the mystery, she’s drawn to the case and towards a secret society known as the Seven Dials. But on the morning of the prank, Gerry is found dead and one alarm clock missing.

The Seven Dials Mystery starts with a prank that goes wrong: a guest, Gerry Wade, is proven to be a heavy sleeper, so eight alarm clocks are bought to scare him to an early start. But, I heard that The Seven Dials Mystery is good and an unconventional Christie, which convinced me to give it a go. Although I’m trying to read more Marple, I normally don’t read the non-Poirot mysteries because I generally don’t enjoy them (case in point: Tommy and Tuppence).

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie