Book Review: The Last Séance by Agatha Christie
By Doreen Sheridan
September 25, 2019
From Queen of Suspense, Agatha Christie, The Last Séance is an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including the never-before-published in the USA, “The Wife of Kenite!”
With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to delve into a collection of spooky and mysterious tales written by the Queen of Suspense herself? Agatha Christie may have passed away in 1976, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t fresh material for American readers to discover still. The Last Séance, in addition to collecting some of her finest scary short fiction, includes the never-before-published on this side of the Atlantic “The Wife Of The Kenite.” It’s a brief tale that references the Biblical story of its namesake, with Dame Christie’s own trademark twist on the proceedings. While it isn’t the strongest of the twenty presented here, it is certainly of greater substance than a mere curiosity to the completist would be.
Granted, one’s consideration of “strength” would likely depend on whether, like me, your preference is for mysterious proceedings that merely seem inexplicable but have a rational explanation, or whether you prefer tales of unmitigated horror. Each type of story is represented in good number, and make for excellent bedfellows: I’ve long believed that horror stories are oftentimes crime stories exaggerated to grotesque proportions, with the supernatural and uncanny occasionally standing in for the unsolvable.
Of course, there is no such thing as unsolvable when Dame Christie’s famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is around. He features in three of these tales, debunking flim-flam and saving lives in the process. He’s not a complete skeptic, however, to the surprise of his constant companion (and the occasional narrator of his stories,) Arthur Hastings, as here where they’re conversing with a distraught widow who’s concerned that an ancient Egyptian curse might carry away her son after already claiming his father:
[‘] You may think me a foolish, credulous woman, but, Monsieur Poirot, I am afraid. Supposing that the spirit of the dead king is not yet appeased? Perhaps to you I seem to be talking nonsense—’
‘No, indeed, Lady Willard,’ said Poirot quickly. ‘I, too, believe in the force of superstition, one of the greatest forces the world has ever known.’
I looked at him in surprise. I should never have credited Poirot with being superstitious. But the little man was obviously in earnest.
Poirot is not the only one of Dame Christie’s famous sleuths to appear in these pages: Miss Marple features in two tales as well. Their stories, as well as several more with one-off detectives, contain clever, entirely rational solutions. For the rest, however, justice lies in the hands of far greater powers than available to mere mortals.
Of these outright tales of terror, my favorite was “The Hound Of Death,” a scarily satisfying account of mysticism in the World War II era. It is also, perhaps, one of the least impressionistic of the tales of horror included here. Stories such as the title piece as well as the afore-mentioned “The Wife Of The Kenite” work primarily because of Dame Christie’s manipulation of atmosphere, with the clever plotting that is her hallmark left to play second fiddle for a change.
Which isn’t at all a criticism. The same could be said, after all, of the terrific ending of one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels, Endless Night, a study in psychological horror that still makes me shiver to think of to this day. Maybe it was because I was an impressionable 13-year-old when I read it, but those last few pages left a lasting mark. The plot till then was compelling, of course, and clever, but the sheer madness of those final pages left me gasping for air.
That balance of intelligence and the macabre inform another of my favorites here, “The Mystery Of The Blue Jar,” where a young man, Jack Hartington, hears spectral screams of terror that everyone else is oblivious to. When he confides in an older acquaintance, a psychiatrist by the name of Ambrose Lavington, the doctor has a theory as to why Jack is the subject of this haunting:
‘But why me?’ murmured Jack rebelliously. ‘Why not someone who could do some good?’
‘You are regarding the force as intelligent and purposeful, instead of blind and mechanical. I do not believe myself in earthbound spirits, haunting a spot for one particular purpose. But the thing I have seen, again and again, until I can hardly believe it to be pure coincidence, is a kind of blind groping towards justice–a subterranean moving of blind forces, always working obscurely towards that end…’
The most satisfying horror stories, to me, share that impetus towards justice that is a hallmark of the mystery genre, even when said justice is thwarted or subverted. This collection overall gets that balance between horror and mystery exactly right, though several of the more supernatural tales—and particularly the ones involving children—do not conclude happily for all involved. But it wouldn’t be a truly representative collection of scary stories if justice was always served in the end. That’s part of Dame Christie’s spooky brilliance, knowing when to satisfy readers with the mundane monstrosity of a human murderer and when to leave us with the chilling touch of the unknowable.
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Looking forward to reading a copy.
Looks like a great book. Love Criminal Element newsletter!
I have read many of Agatha Christie’s stories. She is one fantastic writer. Looking forward to reading a copy and giving an honest review. I have reviews on Goodreads and Amazon.
Agatha Christie is the first author that I read and reread. I’m looking forward to this collection of her work.
would love to read!
Awesome looking book. Thanks for sharing it with us..
Love me some Agatha Christie! Especially this time of year.
I have always been a fan of hers, since I was a little girl. Read Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and they always featured her stories. Would love to win, and add to my books. TY
I read my first Christie book this year and would love to read another (especially in spooky season!). This sounds like the perfect October book.
Love her books, this sounds so good.
This book sounds really good!
Have so many Agatha Christie books. Would love to add this to my collection.
Looking forward to a scary read
Hoping I’m the lucky winner! Love her stories!!
I love Agatha Christie and Poirot! Thanks for the chance!
The book sound absolutely delicious!! Great Halloween treat, absolutely adore Agatha & her creations, Hercule & Miss. Marple 😍
Yes, please!
I think I’d quite enjoy reading this collection.
Great idea for a collection
would love a copy
The perfect book for this time of year.
OMG..please! This sounds amazing! Thank you for a chance!
This would be an awesome read.
Love Agatha Chrisitie and would love to read this too.
Agatha Christie is my favourite mystery writer. I’d love to read this one.
Never thought of her as a short story writer, but it does make perfect sense.
This is going to be a fantastic read!!!
Thanks for the review.
Best news I’ve seen since the announcement of the Poirot movie from Kenneth Branagh!
One of my favorite Agatha Christie short stories involved a detective who would not leave alone a woman he believed committed a murder and was now going to commit another one. He confronts her in her home where she tries to convince him that she loves her husband but the detective remains unconvinced. The detective later died after being served tea. Why he drank the tea after the woman told him she sometimes used the tea bowls to whip up toxins for her garden, is hard to reconcile.
I am intrigued by this collection. I am a fervent fan of Dame Christie, and would love to win this book.
I love Agatha Christie books and I cannot wait to read The Last Séance.
Would enjoy reading this.
I’d love to read this book!! I love Dame Christie!!
I love Agatha Christie and would love to read this!
Agatha Christie novels were what started me loving mysteries. She really is one of my favorite authors.
Sounds like a perfect read for October!
Wow I can’t wait to read this one. Perfect for Halloween!
Agatha Christie’s collection looks perfect for a Halloween read!
I have not read nearly enough Agatha Christie. New releases seem to steal my attention, but this batch of short stories peaked my interest.
I’d love to win this!
Sounds good! Thanks for the heads up and the chance!
Seems like it would be a delightful addition to my Christie collection
Agatha Christie is one of my favorites! Amazing storyteller!
So excited to read these stories!!!
This is definitely on my list for reading.
Haven’t read these yet, always up for a good mystery
Seems like the perfect book for an October night read!
So excited about these stories! Can’t wait to read them!!
Too many I have not read! 💕📚🤞🏻
This looks like a perfect fall book
I would love to have a collection of her shorter pieces to use with my middle school students.
I would love this! I’ve been an Agatha Christie fan since I was a teenager! Thanks for letting someone win this.
I have not read many of Agatha Christie’s short fiction. This collection will be a perfect introduction.
Really like short stories, especially if they are by Agatha Christie. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of “The Last Seance”.
I once had a large Agatha Christie collections. Unfortunately, I had to get rid of them. I miss them. I still enjoy her stories.
Looking forward to reading the stories!
Thrilling! Can’t wait to read Dame Agatha’s spin in the unpublished format and compare it to published ones.
I saw The Mousetrap when I was in sixth grade, and it hooked me on Agatha Christie – I devoured every book of hers I could find. She was a master of the craft!
Love to read this book!
What could be better – Agatha Christie and Halloween!
How exciting! Can’t wait to read it!
Would love to read!
Love Agatha Christie, looking forward to reading this.
Dame Agatha has been forever in the forefront of remarkable mystery. Like many, I value her ingenious detectives who must deal with sinister plots. What makes her writing especially tantalizing is that she can make you believe the seance is real, the ghost is quite dangerous, and all while wondering what is really behind it all. Bravo!
In 1977, the year after Dame Agatha died, I set out to read all of her books, in chronological order, by series.
I succeeded in doing just that.
However, I lamented finishing that last book since I then had no more Christies to look forward to reading….no more Christie for Christmas…..
Alas….I’ve been waiting for another Christie for many long years and would truly love to read a new-to-me story.
Looking forward to reading this collection!!!
Sounds so good!! Can’t wait to read it!
An Agatha Christie book I have not already read – so very exciting!!!
How fun! I love Agatha Christie!
This sounds delightful! I’ve loved Agatha Christie since I was a teenager.
I love all things Agatha Christie. I would love to win this!
oh Agatha Christie is the absolute best!! What a great book!!
Looks like a great book to read
I’ve loved Agatha Christie since I was a teen. It sounds like this latest book would be right up my alley! I love mysteries… Looking forward to it coming available – even if I do win!! 🙂
Would love to read!
I love reading Agatha Christie
Just when I thought I had read everything by Agatha Christie, now this book. Oh please select me.my birthday is in october
I am a big What he Christie fan and cannot wait to read this book. Who better to read at this time of year, except maybe Edgar Allan Poe.
I have the entire Agatha Christie collection and would love to have this book.
I get goose bumps just thinking about reading this anxiously awaited book. 👍
Sounds great! Agatha Christie is one of my all-time favorite authors.
Agatha Christie Rocks and I’ve loved her work all my life. Spooky and Sinister…Perfect Christie
Sounds great and the cover is fantastic. Thanks for the chance to win.
That’s cool, I’ve only read her novels.
I would love to give this book to my daughter, she is young and has not read Agatha Christie books yet.
Agatha Christie’s novels were my first mysteries. I have been hooked on mysteries ever since.
Perfect fall reading….
this is great. can’t wait to read it. thanks.
How clever… Thank you for the review.
Sounds like a great book,cant go wrong with an Agatha Christie book.
This book sounds amazing!
I would love to read this. Love agatha? I do!
My favourite Christie books and stories have always been the creepy ones!
Poirot and Miss Marple in one book (even if in separate stories)? This looks like it’s going to be a fantastic read!
Ms. Christie has been a favorite author of mine since my high school years!!
Agatha Christie’s books are masterpieces.
Really well written – Huge Christie fan. Thanks for the opportunity
Love Agatha Christie and would love to read this!
I think this sounds like an awesome set of stories!
I have a pretty good collection of Agatha Christie’s Mystery novels but I think I might not have this one. I love her books and have watched the shows (Hercule Poirot & Miss Marples) many times. Looking forward to reading more from Dame Agatha Christie.
I would love to read this collection!
Look forward to reading!!
I’m in the market for a spooky read. This one looks promising. 😁
This sounds great. Would love to win a copy.
I am truly looking forward to reading an exciting new story from Dame Agatha Christie.
The perfect October read!
Agatha is amazing. I can never guess her story endings.
I’ve loved Agatha Christie novels since I read my first one as an exchange student in Finland. The city library had a small English section, with plenty of Christie titles, and the librarians thought it funny I checked them all out many times.
I’ve appreciated her masterfully written suspense, with both Poirot and Marple, plus others, willing to solve. I also greatly appreciate the tv series based upon Christie’s two veteran sleuths – so true to her writing.
To have previously written and unpublished stories available is wonderful. Thank you!
I would love to win. I am a fan of Agatha’s mysteries.
I would love to read and review this collection of Agatha Christie ‘s short stories. I was 12 when I read Murder in the Orient Exoress and I spent that summer at the library checking out one of her books every few dqys!
Agatha Christie mysteries are timeless! I’d love to read more!!
I’d love to win.
Please count me in for this sweepstakes.
Thanks!
I love Agatha Christie’s stories they are always so captivating!
This looks to be right up my alley! Agatha Christie is a favorite and who doesn’t love a great Halloween 🎃 read!?
Looks awesome. Count me in
Favorite all time writer!
Would love to read this!
How delicious, especially at this time of year! I would absolutely love to win a copy, having been a fan ever since I learned to read.
Sounds perfect for October.
Great review – I’m really looking forward to reading this book!
Agatha Christie began my love affair with the mystery genre. Although I thought I had read almost all her stories, apparently there are some still awaiting my pleasure! Hopefully, I will win a copy of this elegant book! A very loyal fan!
The Queen of mystery can never be outdone! I love all of her stories especially M.Poirot.
I am always on the look-out for something from Agatha Christie. Great reading!
Sounds intriguing, can’t wait to read.
Love Agatha Christie’s writing. Have enjoyed her books for many years and would love to add this one to my reading collection.
As a teenager many, many, many years ago, Agatha Christie’s mysteries turned me on to that genre of writing … miss reading her mysteries, so it would be great to read something new from her.
Would love to read these short stories, have loved Agatha Christie’s books for years..
I would love to win a copy of this work. I am such a big Agatha Christie fan!
True classics to be revered!
Sounds great, definitely want to read
This looks like fun!
Thank you for the reviews I want to read these books
Interesting! I don’t equate her books with horror but now I get it. I do love a good mystery.
I can’t think of anyone that I would rather get a fright from than Agatha.
I can’t wait to read this. Agatha Christie is one of my favourite authors!
I would be overjoyed to win a copy of this book and add it to my already eclectic book collection! Thank you.
This has been on my to read list for too long…though the actual pile is getting much taller than I.
Looks like a great collection!
I love edgy mysteries that are creepy enough to freak me out, and Agatha Christie does that well!
I love Agatha Christie!
This sounds like an interesting read! I added it to my TBR list/shelf, and would ❤❤ to win this!!
As a Agatha Christie fan, I think that this book would be a wonderful addition to my mystery library. I appreciate the opportunity to win a copy of a book from this fantastic author.
Sounds like a great collection
Another treat to look forward to reading. This one sounds delicious!
Would be a great read for this time of year!
Another delicious read to look forward to and enjoy.
Count me in, please!
This one sounds delicious, and am looking forward to reading it, whether I win or not!
Nobody beats the Queen of Crime! Looking forward to this one.
Captivating and special.
I went from reading Nancy Drew to Agatha Christie when I was young. Would love to win a copy of this
Classic and the best.
I finally read my first Agatha Christie this year and excited to read each and every one. The cover on The Seance makes it a perfect addition for this time of year.
I love Agatha Christie and this review makes me want to read these short stories! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Love Agatha Christie
It would be fun to read and enjoy this collection of Agatha Christie’s short stories – especially the story that has never before been published in the United States !
I love Agatha Christie, I love the macabre, I love mystery, and I love Halloween. Sounds like this is right up my alley.
Sounds absolutely spine tingling and perfect for a cold and stormy night!
I am loathe to admit it, but…I only read my first Agatha Christie a few months ago! I’m quite hooked now, and would LOVE to win a copy of this collection.
This Agatha Christie book is a must read for me. Will I WIN????
Sounds absolutely spine tingling and perfect for a dark and stormy night.
Looks like a really great read!!
I’m looking forward to reading this one!
These stories sound exciting, just perfect for the time of year! Thank you for the chance.
What a great time of year to read this book – would love to read it.
Would love to check this out
Sounds really good!
As a long time fan of Christie I would love to continue with this collection of stories…great reading!
I love Agatha Christie’s work. They can be read and re-read.
Love Agatha Christie and this book would complement my collection. I hope I win!
Having never realized Agatha Christie wrote anything in the”Horror” genre,this sounds absolutely fascinating!
All I needed to read was Hercule Poirot and I am invested. Love all the tales, characters and time period.
Sounds like a great addition to my collection !!! It also sounds like you are a lover of all things Agatha Christie 🙂
Perfect read for the season.
I would love to read this! Thanks for the chance!
I would love to read this, I’m a huge fan of Agatha Christie!
Can’t wait to read it!!! 😊😊😊
I started reading Agatha Christie when I was around 10. Would love to add this set of stories to the list.
Looks like a great read.
Thanks for the chance to win. . . …
I have been a fan since my teen years. Can’t wait to read this!
Agatha Christie has been my favorite since I was a young girl. Look forwaard to reading this book.
My first mystery and mystery author earned Dame Agatha the favorite spot. Would Love reading a new Hercule Poirot tale!!! Thanks for the chance 😁
What a great opportunity to have a chance to win a book of stories by Agatha Christie!
I fell in love with mysteries. With Agatha Christie books. Only by library.
I just recently discovered Agatha Christie and I cannot get enough!
The book sounds like a fabulous read for this time of year. Looking forward to winning a copy!
I love holiday collections.
Too hot in Dallas and it doesn’t feel like fall. This might help!
I want to win this book!
Love Agatha Christie and the review sparked even more of my interest in wanting to read it. Would love to win a copy. Thank you for the opportunity. Love the fall!
Love Agatha Christie murder mysteries! Looking forward to this one!
I think it’s about time I read an Agatha Christie book. I can’t believe I’ve waited this long.
I love fall. Perfect time to read Agatha Christie. Thank you for the review and the opportunity to win a copy.
I own all of the Poirot stories, just finished Dame Agatha’s autobiography so this book would be a marvelous addition to my collection.
Agatha Christie is my favorite author!
Love Miss Marple can’t wait to read!
Agatha Christie is a definite HOF’er. Count me in!
This looks like such a good read!
Love this!
Haven’t read this one.
‘Tis the season, would love to have this!
HUGE Agatha Christie fan! The first Christie novel I read was At Bertram’s Hotel when I was about eight years old. I was hooked. I would love to add this to my collection.
I love Agatha Christie and would love to read this book. I love reading physical books, over e books. Thank you for the opportunity
Sounds great. Thanks for great newsletter
More familiar with Agatha Christie’s novels than with her short fiction. Looks worth exploring!
I definitely want to read this book!!!
I have 100+ books by Agatha Christi, would love to add a new one to my collection!
would love to check it out!
I love Agatha Christie!
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Would enjoy winning and getting a chance to read this book.
Perfect time of the year for this kind of story!
I can’t wait to read this one!
Agatha Christie does horror. Take my money.
Sounds perfect for this time of year!
What? Never published in the US? I can’t believe that we still have some works by Agatha Christie to discover! So so thrilling. Thanks for the chance to win it
Definitely want to own a copy of this!
I’m so excited about this book. I love Agatha Christie!
Looks like a great book!
I would LOVE for this book to be my first, but not my last. Agatha Christie book! So excited to be the winner of this giveaway!
I thought I had read everything Christie, so I would love to read this book! I didn’t recognize the Poirot snippet given above, so you whetted my appetite! Sounds great!
Great review from someone who not only likes but understands Dame Agatha’s special touches and sharp mind. Refreshing, persuasive, and just the right mix of comment and recap. Brava.
Love Agatha and especially Miss Marple!! Can’t wait to get a copy.
I love to read creepy books! I am ashamed to admit it, but I haven’t read anything by Agatha Christie yet. I love my short stories in this would be a good place to start.a
Adore Dame Agatha and getting lost in one of her stories is my idea of the perfect evening.
I was just saying that I love a good book with a seance. I haven’t read Christie’s creepy stories in a long time. Thanks for the reminder and the giveaway.
super sweet, an unknown story? I’m anxious to read The Last Seance. Thanks for the chance to win it
can’t wait
Thank you for a chance to win a volume of Agatha Christie’s short stories.
It is greatly appreciated. 👏🤔
Dame Agatha is one of the best go-to authors at Halloween…or ANY time!
I can’t wait to read this one!
So look forward to reading this! Perfect book to enjoy on a Fall day.
Agatha Christie is my all time favorite since I was a kid. I always borrowed her books from libraries because I couldn’t afford buying them… I really would love to read this collection of hers. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway.
I’ve just started reading Agatha Christie again. This book sounds fantastic.
This book sounds amazing
This looks amazing! Would love to read it!
Looking forward to reading it.
I would like to read this.
I love Agatha Christie books! Ever since I read And Then There Were None as a young child. I was hooked! And seance stories are always fun.
I preorder this book as soon as I heard about it. Sounds like it will be a great addition to my library. If I win this I will add it to the library in my apartment building and keep my preordered copy for myself.
Oh my! This book would make a great addition to my Agatha collection.
I would love to win this book. Agatha Christie is the master of mysteries.
I would love to win this book.
I didn’t know she wrote spooky short stories.
Looks like a fantastic collection!
t our house. I love Miss Marple and my husband loves Poirot. We’d love to have this book.
My grandparents introduced me to her mysteries. I love reading her stuff. Always interesting and intriguing. This should be a great collection of her work! Would love to read it soon!
Would love to read this
My grandparents introduced me to her mysteries. I love reading her stuff. Always interesting and intriguing. This should be a great collection of her work! Would love to read it soon!
What an opportunity to read the ,probably, greatest mystery writer ever!
Would love the chance to win a copy! Agatha Christie is such a talented writer.
Agatha Christie never disappoints!
Oh I love Agatha and look forward to reading this.
Agatha Christie is the best!!! Would love to win this!!!
Sounds like a great read for Halloween!
Agatha Christie is such a wonderful writer.
Oh yes i definitely need this in my life and bookshelves!
No doubt another winner!
I would love to read these. Thank you for the great contest.
Love the title of this book and the titles of the stories inside! So old school – can’t wait to read it!
would love to win this excellent book-love Aggie and supernatural stories
This sounds like an incredible collection!
Love Agatha Christie! This would be a great one to have!
Gotta love Agatha Christie!
LOVE Christie! Need to put this on my TBR!
Hope I’m the lucky one.
My daughter is the 3rd generation of our family to love Agatha Christie! My father started me on them, and I have loved good mysteries ever since. She really was the queen.
You can never go wrong with Agatha Christie! Elephants Can Remember was my first Christie book. Thanks Criminal Element!
Pleeeeaaaassseeee pick me!! I would LOVE to read this!
Love Agatha Christie! Would love to have this collection
Always ready for Agatha! Thanks
Looking forward to this one – I get so many good book ideas and excellent author articles on this site! Thanks!
I never knew Agatha wrote short stories. I love her novels and look forward to reading this collection. I really need to catch up with author’s works!
Sounds great! Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to win a copy.
Agatha Christie is my all-time favorite! I read my first Agatha at the age of 11, The ABC Murders, then The Murder of Roger Acroyd.
Love Agatha Christie, would love to win.
Super excited to read this!
Who could be a better Halloween companion than Agatha Christie?!
Hooray for Agatha!
If Agatha Christie wrote it, then you know it’s good. This book of short stories would make for a great read especially at this time of year.
I thought I had read everything Agatha Christie ever wrote. Apparently, I was wrong! Would love to win this book and have it for my library, please. Thank you.
Sounds like a great rad to share with the kids
I remember watching Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot movies on Saturday late night movies when I was little, hen whenI got older I just had to read some of her books!!!!
I’m a school librarian, and my students still read Agatha Christie! I would love to win this to freshen up our library’s selections. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. I love to see anything new on the Christie front, and the cover is beautiful, too.
Interesting post, and a book I would love to read. Thanks for the chance.
Love Agatha Christie .
More Agatha Christie gems!
Agatha Christie is always a pleasure to read; looking forward to a cup of tea, a stormy nite, and another chilling story from this author.
I did not now about these works.
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Looking forward to it
A new book and another reason to celebrate!
A reason to celebrate!
Very eager to read these completely new to me Christie stories.
Mmmmm….. this sounds great! Have been a fan of Christie forever! This is now on my TBR list!
count me in!
I LOVE Agatha Christie! I would welcome a chance to read these!
I love the mysteries and would like to try something a bit different for the season.
I would love to win
So exciting to think of an unread Christie short story 🙂
I can’t wait to read these and add to my Christie experience.
I would love to read this. I have loved her other books and all those were my favorites!
This book looks wonderful. I would love to read it.
Wonderful review! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.
I haven’t read an Agatha Christie book in years, this one sounds exciting, can’t wait to get a copy and dive in.
What could better than a chilly October evening,in front of the fire,with a bracing cup of tea reading Miss Christie short stories. Shivery bliss!
Sounds really great. Would love to win.
wow would love Agatha Christie’s The Last seance tales of the supernatural , this sounds great. Wow just in time for halloween and spooky october reading …thanks for the chance and Happy Autumn and happy halloween ….
I love Agatha Christie’s novels! I can’t wait to read this!!!
Enchanting
Would love to have these new stories.
This book looks fantastic!
I read “The Last Seance” in another collection of Christie’s short stories. It was delightfully wierd and very different from any other story of hers I had read previously. I can’t wait to read more of her supernatural stories.
I’d love to win this collection of stories
I always look forward to a good mystery book, and an Agatha Christie mystery is always compelling. Cheers to the possibility of winning this stunning collection.
Avid AC reader since 6th grade. Looking forward to reading this!
I haven’t read Agatha Christie in a long time. It would be wonderful to read her again in this new collection of spooky stories!
Agatha Christie is my favorite suspense writer. I now watch her TV movies as Poirot is on weekly and I like to use my “little gray cells”. I’m looking forward to the new collection of stories in The Last Séance. Hope I’m a winner.
I enjoy reading stories where “justice isn’t always served,” just as in life. Ms Christie’s stories always keep the reader a bit off balance. Looking forward to reading them. thanks for the review.
Love Agatha Christie. Would love to read this book.
Dame Christie is a multi-generation family favorite!
I love Agatha Christie books, especially Hercule Poirot. This looks like a great book!
Thank you for the review.
A chance to read a new Agatha Christie book—fabulous.
I have been a fan of Agatha Christie books and movies for decades. I shall be looking for this next time I go book shopping.
Been a fan most of my life, ever since I was 10 years old and got bored with children’s literature. Mom tossed me a Christie mystery and I was HOOKED! 43 years later and there are NEW books to devour??? YES!!
I adore AC! Fascinating works abound and I’d like to read this.
Can’t wait to read this!! Love Agatha Christie.
Sounds like a good book.
I love a great mystery read. I have Agatha Christie on my to read list.
I love Ms Christies’ stories but my husband is just discovering them. I would love to have a collection of her stories fr him to read.