Anyone here a fan of Agatha Christie's books? I've read a few now but I'm still a little undecided. They are very cosy, comfortable books to read and I recently devoured a few in a few days. Certainly compared to more weighty works. And Then There Were None is a very good book, very clever and the characters are very well drawn.

But having read Murder In The Vicarage and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd I can see the books falling into something of a pattern, the mysteries are also quite convoluted and formulaic with little old ladies, flighty young girls, vicars, affairs etc. being dropped into the mix.

Was she a literary genius or a bit of a hack who discovered a formula and churned it out for 50 years?

Be interested in recommendations for future books - which are the best ones?

Si.