Caroline: A good mystery is a contest between writer and reader. If observing the conventions of fair play that were popular in the 1920s and 1930s, the writer must be transparent with the reader about clues and suspects. No springing an unlikely murderer on the reader at the eleventh hour
Caroline: Agatha Christie is a very well known writer, to put it mildly. Her novels and short stories have been translated into dozens of languages, she's a household name all over the world, and her books are still selling in their millions nearly half a century after her
Caroline: Since you're listening to this podcast, I feel fairly confident in saying that you think Agatha Christie wrote some good books. There's a high probability that you decided to listen to me talking about detective fiction because you have, at some point, enjoyed a novel
