If there are some geniuses in our midst who are able to guess the murderer of a Marple or Poirot's mystery cases, I would like to challenge you in guessing the murderer for superintendent Battle stories. The writing style for Battle's stories is very much different from Marple and Poirot. The lead character in Battle's stories is Bundle. Alot of attention is being focused on Bundle, a girl who is hot-headed in seeking justice and solving mystery on her own. Bundle's investigation often overshadows Battle's and causes reader to have little knowledge on what is going on in Battle's investigation. And of course, we will be taken by surprise on how Battle's solve the mystery at the end of the book.
Character:
Well, some of Battle's books had been filmed but the detective was not Battle himself, but Marple. It hasn't been in the record of who starred Battle before. Hence the photo of 'Battle' is hard to find. To my delight, there are many other fans who are also eager to watch a Agatha Christie film, featuring Battle and his stories.
Superintendent Battle lives in Scotland Yard. He is a big man, stolid-looking with a wooden face. (That is the often expression Agatha Christie uses.) He looks extremely unintelligent and looks more like a commissionaire than detective. Commissionaire is often being referred to Hotel's porter and messenger in Europe. No doubts, Agatha wanted to mock another of her brilliant detective to the fullest.
Battle's cases (being revealed in seven dials mystery) are more political in nature. He largely being involved in cracking down of syndicates. However, the irony is that he maintains a bizarre relationship with the syndicates. He would join them over a coffee table top talking about the rivalry in gangster hood and would only come in when there is a crime.
In some angles, Battle may be no more than what he looks. He would have given Bundle a list of syndicate if she asked for it from him. That is so much of a trouble inviting; allowing Bundle to meddle around in her own investigation despite knowing the danger.
Nevertheless, Battle never need to kill steal (KS) Bundle's credit in the investigation of the murderer.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Poirot Bk : Double Sin and other stories (1/5)
Double Sin
Mystery: Poirot met Mary Durrant on a coach. They had lunch together at a peak stop. Mary Durrant ran after a man whom she thought taking her suitcase. However, Mary Durrant she found that his suitcase was not hers. Just when she thought everything seems fine, she found out that her dispatch suitcase's lock was broken and it's content, the valuable miniatures was stolen. The miniatures have managed to reach the designated buyer's hand 30 minutes before Mary reached the station where she wanted to meet the buyer, Mr J.Buklet Wood. An old tall woman, with grey hair brought the minatures, and sold them to Mr J.Buklet Wood.
Victim: Mary Durrant is working for her Aunt, Miss Penn, trading valuable miniatures. Miss Penn, was old lady but wheel chair bounded. The stolen miniatures worth 500 pounds.
- She seems to be foolish to confide to strangers about her assets and her purpose of travel so quickly. (Thinking that theif will only steal money)
- Her Aunt have had a rough time taking over the business left behind by her late father. However, she became successful in this business.
- When she was in the resturant having lunch, she saw a man taking a suitcase which was similiar to hers through the window.
Suspects:
1) Mr Nortan Kane, a rude man with a grown moustache, had alighted early at the peak stop despite paying for the full ride. He was seen by Mary taking his own suitcase from the coach at the peak stop. He could have overheard easily about the value of the miniatures from Mary. He met a lady at the peak stop and drove a fast car. It seems possible for them to steal the miniatures and went on a fast car to sell them to Mr Wood before Mary.
2) Mr J.Bucklet Wood, rich and ostentatious man, could have gotten someone to steal the miniatures and lie about buying the miniature with good faith.
Curious:
->Mr Nortan Kane took something from his luggage shortly after he put his in while the rests are eating lunch.
-> Mary sitting facing the window in a restaurant, not a feminine manner.
-> The thief would have stolen the whole dispatch suitcase contenting the miniatures from Mary's luggage, rather than spending the effort of breaking the lock of the dispatch suitcase.
Leads:
The return trip is faster because the coach goes in a loop.
Mystery: Poirot met Mary Durrant on a coach. They had lunch together at a peak stop. Mary Durrant ran after a man whom she thought taking her suitcase. However, Mary Durrant she found that his suitcase was not hers. Just when she thought everything seems fine, she found out that her dispatch suitcase's lock was broken and it's content, the valuable miniatures was stolen. The miniatures have managed to reach the designated buyer's hand 30 minutes before Mary reached the station where she wanted to meet the buyer, Mr J.Buklet Wood. An old tall woman, with grey hair brought the minatures, and sold them to Mr J.Buklet Wood.
Victim: Mary Durrant is working for her Aunt, Miss Penn, trading valuable miniatures. Miss Penn, was old lady but wheel chair bounded. The stolen miniatures worth 500 pounds.
- She seems to be foolish to confide to strangers about her assets and her purpose of travel so quickly. (Thinking that theif will only steal money)
- Her Aunt have had a rough time taking over the business left behind by her late father. However, she became successful in this business.
- When she was in the resturant having lunch, she saw a man taking a suitcase which was similiar to hers through the window.
Suspects:
1) Mr Nortan Kane, a rude man with a grown moustache, had alighted early at the peak stop despite paying for the full ride. He was seen by Mary taking his own suitcase from the coach at the peak stop. He could have overheard easily about the value of the miniatures from Mary. He met a lady at the peak stop and drove a fast car. It seems possible for them to steal the miniatures and went on a fast car to sell them to Mr Wood before Mary.
2) Mr J.Bucklet Wood, rich and ostentatious man, could have gotten someone to steal the miniatures and lie about buying the miniature with good faith.
Curious:
->Mr Nortan Kane took something from his luggage shortly after he put his in while the rests are eating lunch.
-> Mary sitting facing the window in a restaurant, not a feminine manner.
-> The thief would have stolen the whole dispatch suitcase contenting the miniatures from Mary's luggage, rather than spending the effort of breaking the lock of the dispatch suitcase.
Leads:
The return trip is faster because the coach goes in a loop.
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