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.
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