I have always been a big fan of mystery novels. More specifically, I love the whodunit novels. I have been told that I have a very peculiar taste in literature. One of my all time favorite authors is Agatha Christie. Not many people my age even know who Agatha Christie is, but I could spend countless hours reading her stories. In fact, I have. My mom was a librarian when I was growing up, so she was always pushing us to discover authors that we didn't know anything about, and one day, I stumbled upon Agatha. I was in the fifth grade when I first picked up one of her books. Agatha Christie is not typically on a fifth grader's reading list, but after the first novel, I was hooked.
It is said that some tastes are acquired, and this was the case with this particular author. Her books have never been ones that grab me right from the start. In fact, it took quite a bit of time to really get into the first story. But by the end, I was engrossed in the scandals, mystery and suspense that was an Agatha Christie story. I have noticed that there are hardly any hardcore Agatha Christie fans out there, but I believe that there should be many, many more. Many of her works have been made into movies, but very few people realize that these movies are based off of books.
If I had to recommend just one of Agatha Christie's books, I would have to recommend And Then There Were None. It is by far one of her better known pieces, and a good first taste of who Agatha Christie is as a writer. There is plenty of mystery and intrigue and even more so, there are so many twists and turns, and once the murderer is announced, you will be shocked that you didn't see it coming.
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