A Murder Is Announced

In the hands of Agatha Christie, the murder mystery is like a sonata crossed with a magic trick--an intricate formal structure that depends on ingenious misdirection. On top of that, the movies made from her novels are an opportunity for great British character actors to languish in icy disdain, in…






Miss Lettie Blacklock:
Is this your idea of a joke, Patrick?

Patrick Simmons:
I can think of much better jokes than announcing a murder in the local rag!

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