Book Review: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie (1929)
Synopsis: When Gerald Wade is found dead inside his room at Chimneys, it is initially ruled an accidental overdose. However, when one of his friends, Ronny Devereux, is fatally shot, Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent enlists the help of Wade's friend Jimmy Thesinger and half-sister Lorraine Wade to investigate a secret society known as The Seven Dials and, ultimately, the trio look to stop the group from stealing a secret formula. Review: When I started reading this book a couple weeks ago, I thought it would be one I would finish in a matter of a few days. However, the book ended up taking me much longer to get through mostly because I found I was having a hard time staying interested in it. The story starts out promising, with the mysterious murder of Gerald Wade. But, I feel this book ultimately ended up being a case of Agatha Christie trying to do too much. Let me put it this way, Wade's murder was interesting. He seemed like a nice (albeit somewhat lazy) guy...