Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie is a detective fiction by Agatha Christie, has 297 pages and was first published on 2 November 1959.
Summary:
The Story is set at an English school for girls called Meadowbank in the near of London, in which one night, suddenly a teacher gets murdered. The school is thrown into chaos when the murderer strikes again. Fortunately, a student, Julia Upjohn finds the murderers motif and calls for the famous detective,Hercules Poirot’s help.
My opinions:
This was my first time reading anything by Agatha Christie or a crime/detective novel in particular and I really liked it. I especially liked the very detailed writing style and the many interesting and mysterious characters. The plot is really interesting and gripping as well, but the story develops itself quite slowly, which gives the reader the chance to try to piece the clues left throughout the book together and to try to solve the mystery as following along with the story. I also enjoyed how the book didn’t start off a mystery, but worked on building up the cast of characters first. The only thing that bothered me, was the fact that at some parts the story went on too slowly and with too many unnecessary details.
My rating: 4,5/5
I would recommend it if: you are looking for a quick book to read and if you enjoy mysteries.
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At Primary School all my classmates read this series and loved it, but I never read them because the series contains of eight parts and I did not think I would like the story. However, I bought a set of classic books and Anne of green gables was one of them. I fell instantly inlove with the cover and tought I should give it a try afterall! So I read it and this book really became one of my alltime favorite books! Anne Shirley is such a lovely character, I can relate to her really much because she is such a daydreamer and dreams of being an english teacher as much as I do!