I smuggled this paperback home from my recent trip to my family cottage where I was delighted to find this dusty little gem. This market paperback edition of Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie was the perfect little treat to cap off my summer reading, and for those searching for it online, note that it was also released in the U.S. book market as “So Many Steps to Death”. My version was a bit difficult to read because it’s so old, but I still managed to finish it in only a few hours. Originally published in 1954 and only 192 pages, it’s a fun trip into a somewhat mystifying world of international intrigue and unbelievable wealth. It seems like an odd thing to point out, but it felt like this book really stretched my imagination, but in a very satisfying way. There is a reason why Agatha Christie is so popular, and this book certainly speaks to that.
Book Review: Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
A Christie I’m unfamiliar with! Sounds fun though, and very different from the ones I’ve read before. Always nice to see your videos, Anne!
Thanks Laila! I suspect this one is a bit more obscure compared to her others
Agatha Christie is perfect cottage reading! I used to read my grandmother’s old mystery novels as a teenager, spending summers at the cottage. I can even remember the way the books themselves would smell!
They definitely have a distinct smell LOL
Sometimes my brain gets a sound byte stuck in it. Could be a line from a movie I saw 10 years ago or a song I didn’t really realize was on the radio that morning, whatever. Today, the sound byte was, “Goood EEEEVENING everyoooooone.” I kept thinking, where the hell do I know that from?? I opened your review and saw it was a video and realized, “OMG, THAT’S HOW ANNE STARTS EVERY VIDEO!!” lol! And guess what? That’s not how you started this specific video 🤣
Do I say that? How funny. But actually you’re right, when I say those words aloud they sound familiar to me, so I definitely do say that! Maybe i need to add a creepy voice to it LOL
YOU DO. It’s pleasant and lilting.
Aw thanks 🙂
I haven’t read this ones in ages! I always enjoyed her pure detection more than her ventures into thriller territory but I really must revisit this one, I wonder why they changed the title – Destination Unknown is so much better, I think.
agree – I really like the title Destination Unknown!