The Nursery Rhyme Murders
Agatha Christie

This is a compilation of three Agatha Christie novels called; A Pocket Full of Rye, Hickory Dickory Death, and The Crooked House. The first is a Miss Marple novel and the second a Hercule Poirot novel. I thoroughly enjoy watching Miss Marple and Poirot, but in the past I have found I just don't like reading Agatha Christie. So, when I found this book at a book sale for 50 cents, I thought I'd have another go. In general, not knowing ahead of time, I got into reading the first two. However, when it came to the third, I had problems. Is it something in how she writes for Miss Marple and Poirot that makes it more fun? I don't know, but I had a hard time getting into the third story. That said, I did find the second half of The Crooked House to be enjoyable, so it may have just been my mood too. In all, I enjoyed these stories. Fun and easy to read, I found myself solving them before the end and then reading with excitement to see if I was correct.