It is easy to understand why Agatha Christie's collective works have only been outsold by Shakespeare and the Bible. Her works set the standard for mystery, a genre which she helped to revolutionize. "Murder is Easy" (also published as "Easy to Kill" is among her most known works outside the Poirot Series and Miss Marple Series.

Luke Fitzwilliam was initially annoyed by the elderly woman he met on the train. Her tales of murder and conspiracy seemed nothing more than the gossip of a lonely woman. But when that woman is shown to be dead in the next day's newspaper, Fitzwilliam's interest in peaked. The village of Wychwood plays host to the mysterious deaths that precede his traveling companion. Fitzwilliam takes the guise of an author researching the paranormal until he also becomes involved with the townspeople. One answer seems to reveal more questions. Red herrings abound in this work of Christie.

Among the qualities of Christie's writings is the easy flow of her novels. The pace makes for an easy read, and the book that much harder to put down. The secrets of Wychwood are not easy to find.

The plot continues in a trite, rather childlike manner. The vocabulary and conversations are almost silly. I kept feeling embarrassed for Ms Christie. The book is simply not up to par.

Superbly read by Hugh Fraser. Wonderful way to enjoy a Christie mystery.