Welcome to Favorite Friday Fiction! And today I’m sharing another Agatha Christie book, The Murder on the Links. I apologize but I’m reading through a lot of her books at the moment, purely for enjoyment. And I really liked this one. Captain Hastings is one of my favorite sidekicks (He works with Hercule Poirot) and he falls head over heels in this classic mystery. If you like mystery, murder, and romance, you’ll love The Murder on the Links.
The Murder on the Links
The Murder on the Links” takes place in northern France, giving Poirot a hostile competitor from the Paris Sûreté. Poirot’s long memory for past or similar crimes proves useful in resolving the crimes. Reviews when it was published compared Mrs Christie favourably to Arthur Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Remarking on Poirot, still a new character, one reviewer said he was “a pleasant contrast to most of his lurid competitors; and one even suspects a touch of satire in him.”
“Captain Hastings is one of my favorite sidekicks” – I always identify with him.
I really like him too!
It’s been a long time since I read this one. Thanks for highlighting novels from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
You’re welcome! Those are the books I turn to when I read strictly for pleasure 🙂