SHOGUN MYSTERYThis Samurai Whodunit Is a Must-See Masterpiece“The Samurai and the Prisoner” is not to be missed.Nick Schager
BIG YAWNWhy Does Kenneth Branagh Keep Making These Poirot Movies?Branagh may have avoided working with anyone that would generate headlines for the wrong reasons this time, but his latest Poirot flick is worse than controversial: It’s boring.Coleman Spilde
‘A BIT BLEAK’Fallen Tree Traps Over 100 People in Agatha Christie’s House”They are doing a great job, they are giving us free teas and things,” one visitor stuck at the crime writer’s home said.Isabella Ramirez
AND THEN THERE WERE NONEAgatha Christie Books Stripped of Slurs, Ethnicity LabelsThe revamped editions no longer contain the N-word, and have removed descriptions of characters as Black or Jewish.Alec Karam
FOUL PLAYA Devilishly Fun Murder-Mystery Skewering the Left and RightFilmmaker Rian Johnson (“The Last Jedi”) opens up to Melissa Leon about his star-studded whodunit, boasting riotous turns from the men most known as James Bond and Captain America.Melissa Leon
LOST MASTERPIECESThe Luxury Train That Ended Up a Secret in Bloomingdale’sAgatha Christie wrote a book inspired by Le Train Bleu, a luxury locomotive that transported the famous in the Jazz Age. Later, the train lived again as a secret NYC lunch spot.Allison McNearney
WHODUNITA Binge-Worthy Murder Mystery With Plenty of MalkovichThe three-part miniseries brings Agatha Christie’s 1936 novel to thrilling life—thanks in large part to the talents of John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot.Nick Schager
MRS. M‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Star Dame June Whitfield Dead at 93The comedic actress was on such British hits as Terry And June, Absolutely Fabulous, and starring in Ms. Marple.Audrey McNamara
Whodunnit?‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Is So Right‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ is a chaotic satire of both country house murder mysteries, and small-scale theater companies and thespians. It is tremendously silly, and brilliant.Tim Teeman
MURDER, SHE WROTEAgatha Christie Was a Trained KillerThe best-selling novelist of all time actually knew how to whip up a brew that could put you 6 feet under.Kathryn Harkup
Queen of CrimeAt Home With Agatha Christie<p>It's hard to imagine that such a quaint holiday home in Devon was where Agatha Christie dreamt up such macabre and violent ends for her characters.</p> <p></p> Christopher Bollen