The Secret of Chimneys📖

Anthony Cade hates normal jobs. That’s why when a friend offers him a job as delivery man for two odd deliveries to England, where he has not been in quite a while, he decides to take it. There, he will find much more than he expected.

I expected more of a thriller in this one, similar to The Man in the Brown Suit than in others of Christie’s novels. There’s plenty of that, but in this one the mystery seems to be a bit more central than the other parts that may constitute a thriller.

I liked the different perspectives shown and the many small surprises, although the reveal at the end, I feel, is far from perfect. There are a few loose ends and things that seem a bit fantastical, so if you prefer airtight stories, that may be a small issue.

That said, the story is really fun and I’d recommend it.

I must also note, as in a few of Christie’s other books, especially many of the first ones, there’s plenty of sexism, classism, racism, and a few other -isms probably too. Most of it comes from the characters themselves (Christie doesn’t try to portray perfect people at any rate) but part of it seems to seep in from the cultural attitudes of the time. I personally don’t mind, but one should certainly read with a bit of an open mind with respect to this.