When a woman is found dead the next day in the home of Sir Eustace Pedler, Member of Parliament, a man in a brown suit is suspected of the crime. On this scrap of paper are some numbers and the words ‘Kilmorden Castle’ Anne is sure that these are clues and that she has found the adventure she’s been waiting for. This wish becomes reality when she witnesses an accident in a London tube station and picks up a piece of paper dropped by the doctor who examines the victim. Finding herself alone in the world, with a small inheritance to spend, Anne longs for an adventure to come her way so she can imitate the heroines of her favourite books and films. Most of the novel is narrated by Anne Beddingfield, the recently orphaned daughter of a famous archaeologist. Like They Came to Baghdad or The Secret Adversary, it’s more thriller than mystery a murder does take place near the beginning, but this is only a starting point and not the main focus of the novel. Published in 1924, this book is not part of the Poirot or Marple series, although it does feature another of Christie’s recurring characters, Colonel Race. The topic for January is ‘A story inspired by Agatha’s travels’ and the suggested book is The Man in the Brown Suit, one that I hadn’t read before and that sounded quite appealing to me.
However, I will still be dipping into Read Christie 2022 throughout the year whenever I’m tempted by the monthly theme. A new year means a new Agatha Christie reading challenge! After participating in all twelve monthly reads for Read Christie 2021, I’m not planning to do the same again this year – I do love Christie, but there are so many other authors I want to read too.
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