Ngaio Marsh is good, and I'm enjoying them, but if it's between her or Agatha Christie, then Dame Agatha wins every time (personal opinion).

I LOVE a good Poirot mystery story. Gather all the suspects together and then reveal all the secrets everyone has been hiding as well as the culprit of the dastardly crime. chef's kiss

*hanged

Pictures are hung; people are hanged. English, man. It's weird.

I'm about to read book 21 of the Inspector Alleyn series by Ngaio Marsh, False Scent.

If you end up liking the first Jack Reacher book, then I would recommend the first season of Reacher (I think on Prime). It takes some liberties, but follows the story reasonably well. And has an actual large guy playing Reacher, not Tom Cruise.

Keep in mind there were a few years between me reading the first book and watching season 1, so I might've spotted more differences had I experienced them back to back.

They just couldn't write it on a to-do list, because they were illiterate.

"All living spaces near office buildings are getting more and more unaffordable"

FTFY

That's the prequel movie. The one where you see the beginnings of, uh, head dictator guy who starts the hunger games. (I didn't watch it.)

I don't fully understand what's happening here, but they nailed the expression in that last drawing.

The article doesn't say "bomb jolt" it says "bump, jolt." In case no one actually reads the article.

I'm an American, 40 years old. Not only have I never used a fountain pen, I don't think I've ever even seen one used in person. School was all #2 pencils, mechanical pencils, and then ballpoint pens, as I progressed through the years.

Same. If I can't eat what I want, what's even the point of being an adult? Eating things I like is basically the only thing I have left in life to look forward to.

I would have said god is a fascist. There's a real "do what I've decided is best for you, or there will be hell to pay" (pun intended) vibe throughout his interactions with humanity.

But he does always seem to need money, so maybe you have a point.

I'm interested in the alternate endings.