One commonality is her use of middle-aged or older characters as her detectives. It was at this point that I started to wonder what make Christie’s novels different from contemporary cozies. But they’ve known each other since they were children and there’s a certain level of comfort and understanding between them. They feel “off” to him.Ĭomplicating matters is Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent Bobby is the son of the vicar, and Lady Frances is wealthy and titled Bobby’s sure there’s no chance for their future as they are on such unequal footing. He’s with the unknown man as he takes his last breath, and as he utters his final phrase, “Why didn’t they ask Evans?” Bobby feels he’s done his duty after testifying at the inquest, though he’s unsettled by the sister and brother who turn up to identify the man’s body. It opens with young Robert “Bobby” Jones coming across a man who has fallen over a cliff – (or has he?) – and he sits with the man while his companion goes for help. This one, published in 1933, is an especially crisp and clever stand alone, a pleasure to read as well as delivering a memorable story. Reviewing several contemporary cozies at the same time led me back to the original “cozy” writer, Agatha herself, whose novels and characters have proved an inspiration for generations of writers to follow.
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