Essay on By the Pricking of my Thumbs

English Literature Book Review Mystery Book of the Century with 1000 characters “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” by Agatha Christie is a wonderful story with kidnappings, a series of murders, a painting with a story to tell, and two sly detectives. The book is set in 1940-1960 England. The plot winds, twists, and turns throughout the book. Numerous characters, almost too many, are introduced every few pages and there is just too much information to …

…Pricking of My Thumbs” is a wonderful mystery book if you have time to really read into and take a lot of time thinking and remembering all the characters. If you aren’t the type of reader who has a hard time remembering exact names of people and places then this book probably isn’t for you. Agatha Christie marvels million with her mind-tangling mysteries and “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” is no exception.