Published: 1952
Pages: 70
Rating: 5/5 stars
In Christie's classic story that has turned into the world's longest running play, a group of strangers are snowed in a historical mansion while a detective investigates which one of them is connected to a mysterious murder that happened earlier in the day.
I had to read this play for my horror and mystery lit class, and I was really into it! It was the first Christie play I had ever read, so I was incredibly impressed by her plot twists, her characters, and the way she really plays up the suspense.
I love the idea that the ending to this book is a sworn secret. When people see the play, they are told not to reveal who the killer is to the public, so everyone gets to experience it for themselves. I kept guessing and guessing as the story went on, but I never knew until the very end, and I was really shocked when I found out! Christie has such talent in making everything come full circle in the end.
Christie also creates amazing characters. Each one has such detailed, specific traits that could make any one of them the suspect, which makes the guessing game even harder. Every character was well-rounded and three-dimensional, and I loved every one of them.
I don't think this will be my last Agatha Christie play I read. I don't get into mystery all that often, so when I do, I am often left so amazed by the author's ability to deter you from the actual suspect. Christie is a classic author of mystery and she definitely is the best at it, so I think I will be steering my direction into her books in the future.
Have you read The Mousetrap? What did you think?
Emily @ Paperback Princess
*Cee dives in with a random Welsh fact*
ReplyDeleteThe Mousetrap was based on the murder of a Welsh boy in foster care in the 40s.
(I heard a radio documentary about it. I don't just collect macabre facts. Honest! Lol.)
Really? That's quite interesting! And don't worry, I won't judge if you're a fact collector :)
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