"The Secret of Chimneys" struck me as being unlike usual Agatha Christie mysteries. The Lord's name is taken in vain in a manner of ways, as well as British slang which is sometimes vulgar. Cryptic notes are disguised as love letters from a wife to her secret lover.Ī few four-letter words are tossed around ("D-mn", usually) as well as racial slurs. It also might be presumed that Bill Eversleigh, the secretary of sorts for the prominent George Lomax, has professed love to a number of different women (though this might only be an assumption).
Virginia Revel, a widow and a prominent noblewoman, is sent to help Anthony, or rather act as a seductress to lure him out of the case, though that might be a reader's presumption. No other alcohol or drug content is made obvious. We never really quite know whose side Anthony is on, and all of the characters around him seem shifty, or in some cases, they're only in on it for the money.Ī few murders occur behind-the-scenes and the aftermath is briefly described.Ī number of different narrations made by characters describe Stylptitch as being drunk when he met one of Anthony's friends. You never really know if someone is a good guy or a bad guy until the very end. Morality always seems to be somewhat twisted in Agatha Christie novels. He journeys to Chimneys where a myriad of characters try to help him on his pursuit after a murderer and possible conspirators. The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha ChristieĪ good Christie read with slightly twisted morals.Īfter being abroad for several years in Africa, young Anthony Cade returns to England under strange circumstances - he has the Memoirs of the late Count Stylptitch of Herzoslovakia, which happen to be in the middle of a government conspiracy.
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