Originally Posted by
Rachel
Agatha wrote a wonderful bit at the front of this story, she gave writers some extraordinary advice for writing and it was most helpful. This was written when she turned eighty, marvelous really.
I do understand what she was getting at, signs of things hapening behind the scenes by those determined to fill the earth with chaos, anarchy and they that then fancy they sill somehow live forever in youth and take over the world for their own ends.
But I must say this book did not rise, in my mind to any level of greatness. It was so convuluted , confusing and disjoined and the ending was so corny that I could scarce believe she penned it.,
My favorite ever to date are : They came to Baghdad and Appointment with Murder. Love them.
I kno what you mean about the ending. Actually, Passage To Frankfurt was the last novel by Christie that I read. I mean of all she had written. It took me a few years to find it (as it is not a very popular novel, it was not sold anywhere) and when I finally got it... Well, it was a bit of a disappointment. Very much so. Of course, to be honest, to be completely shocked and thrilled I think the last book by Christie that one should read is The Curtain, but I read them as they came to me, so hardly knew that 
They Came To Baghdad was the first novel I read by her - explains why I continued to read the remaining 71 novels by her 
On the other hand... the world wasn't moved by heroes or villains or even by policemen. It might as well be moved by symbols. All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that;s make the world, in a small way, a better place. -
Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant
Agatha Christie, Passage to Frankfurt
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