Happiest of Agatha Christie Birthdays to you all!
We thought it would be fun to honor the Queen of Crime on her bday by sharing a list of superlatives we've compiled throughout our Christie reading adventures! Feel free to leave us a comment with any of your Agatha superlatives below!
Most Likely to Succeed: Hastings! (Jk, poor thing fails at every venture...but we love him anyway!) - prize actually goes to plucky, young Julia Upjohn from Cat Among the Pigeons for her tenacious pursuit of the truth & fetching of Poirot.
Best Hair: Tie goes to every single auburn-haired lady Hastings falls in love with.
Best All Around: Lucy Eyelesbarrow from 4:50 From Paddington/What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw for being adorable and brilliant and resourceful and making a mean curry!
Most Beautiful: Linnet Ridgeway from Death on the Nile because her fabulous looks are all anyone wants to talk about...besides her money & fiancé stealing, of course.
Best Pet: BOB from Dumb Witness! No explanation needed - please see book for numerous amahzing examples!
Best Couple: Leonard and Griselda Clement from Murder at the Vicarage #relationshipgoalz
Best Bromance: Hastings & Poirot - we imagine Poirot would be secretly thrilled about winning this one, but would never admit it.
Best Couple Who NEVER WAS: Poirot & Countess Vera Rossakoff (#asongoficeandfire) - Poirot WOULD fall for a jewel thief.
Best Transportation-Based Book: The Man in the Brown Suit! (#darkhorse) due to unexpectedly fun adventures on an international cruise! Honorable Mention for Best Use of Trains goes to Murder on the Orient Express (out in theaters November 10th) and Honorable Mention for Best Use of Tour Bus goes to Nemesis #YOIKES
Biggest Gossip: Every Resident of Lymstock via The Moving Finger...also maybe mostly the murderer from that book (#nospoilers, but you know what we mean...#gossipbasedmurder)
Most Opinionated: Ariadne Oliver for always being happy to tell Poirot he's doing it all wrong.
Most Likely to Leave and Never Come Back: Dulcie "Cinderella" Duveen-Hastings aka Hastings' wife aka WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?!
Best Vacation* (*aside from death): Take us to Burgh Island (Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon!) aka the inspiration for Evil Under the Sun & And Then There Were None AND the setting for the ITV adaptation of Evil Under the Sun!
