Another Agatha Christie classic that begins with a seance that starts with a jolly note 
during an evening tea party but soon turns grim as it predicts murder of one Captain Trevelyan who was situated miles away from them. One of the participants of the seance, Major Burnaby, a friend of Trevelyan, soon sets to enquire about his pal and he was the first person to make the gruesome discovery. Inspector Narracott is appointed in charge of the case and he soon arrests one of the Captain's nephew, Jim Pearson with all the circumstantial evidences that points to his guilt. But in his mind, he was still not convinced of Jim's crime as is his fiance Emily. Emily, a not-so-easy-to-stop woman befriends a journalist Charles Enderby and these two amateur sleuths starts enquiring the locals about any incident that can help them unravel the crime. This Christie classic was one of my favourites and as I read it for the second time, fully aware of who the criminal is, I just could not help admire the style of the author in throwing the reader off the track while presenting all the details and motives that can help one point out the murderer. A highly entertaining read that ends with the signature Christie style twist.
during an evening tea party but soon turns grim as it predicts murder of one Captain Trevelyan who was situated miles away from them. One of the participants of the seance, Major Burnaby, a friend of Trevelyan, soon sets to enquire about his pal and he was the first person to make the gruesome discovery. Inspector Narracott is appointed in charge of the case and he soon arrests one of the Captain's nephew, Jim Pearson with all the circumstantial evidences that points to his guilt. But in his mind, he was still not convinced of Jim's crime as is his fiance Emily. Emily, a not-so-easy-to-stop woman befriends a journalist Charles Enderby and these two amateur sleuths starts enquiring the locals about any incident that can help them unravel the crime. This Christie classic was one of my favourites and as I read it for the second time, fully aware of who the criminal is, I just could not help admire the style of the author in throwing the reader off the track while presenting all the details and motives that can help one point out the murderer. A highly entertaining read that ends with the signature Christie style twist.
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