{"id":5255,"date":"2017-10-18T05:09:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2018-02-22T11:04:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:04:26","slug":"the-man-in-the-brown-suit-by-agatha-christie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/the-man-in-the-brown-suit-by-agatha-christie","title":{"rendered":"The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe Man in the Brown Suit<\/em><\/a> is a mystery novel, but it also reads like a grand adventure. There’s a murder to be solved for sure, but there’s also espionage, a perilous sea voyage, diamond smuggling, kidnapping, a journey across Africa, and romance. Looking back, I’m amazed at how much Agatha Christie was able to fit into the novel. And yet, it didn’t seemed forced or crammed in.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the publisher describes the book:<\/p>\n

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her\u2014and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails.<\/p>\n

The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit who examined the body? And why did he race off, leaving a cryptic message behind: “17-122 Kilmorden Castle”?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of all the Agatha Christie books I’ve read, this is by far the most adventurous. Anne Beddingfield is a fun character to follow, and the plot has several twists that took me by surprise. Another solid story from the Mistress of Mystery.<\/p>\n

The Man in the Brown Suit<\/a><\/em> by Agatha Christie
\nFirst edition<\/em> London: Bodley Head, 1924
\nKindle edition<\/em>\u00a0New York: William Morrow, 2010
\nPrint length: 292 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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