Teresa Reviews A Murder Is Announced (2015), a.k.a. Murder Party from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie and found its horsing around a little difficult to believe. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2½ handguns The core idea remains, even after subtracting most of the villagers, rewriting the sisters’ relationship, and shoehorning in our leads. […]
The Dark and Stormy Book Club interviews Teresa for their podcast! Both of us really, but me mostly because I wrote “Agatha Christie, She Watched” and Bill turned my reviews into the fabulous book. So when we do a podcast interview, I do most of the talking and Bill fills in the gaps. If you […]
Teresa reviews Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (2015) and thought a combination of French elegance and missed opportunities. Original title: Mademoiselle Mac Ginty est morte (Miss Mac Ginty has died) From Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 knives Working in the three leads altered the plot, big and […]
Teresa sat down with Ann Dark from the “Dark and Stormy Book Club” podcast to talk about our “Agatha Christie, She Watched” coffee table book. We had a great time talking about the movies, Teresa’s favorite characters and movies, and how to hold your own Agatha Christie film festival.
Teresa reviews Murder Is Easy (2015), an episode titled Un Meurtre est-il facile? (Is a Murder Easy?) from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, and found it a mostly faithful adaptation when it wasn’t running off the rails. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 1/2 weapons Even buried under a mass of loose ends […]
Teresa reviews Hickory Dickory Dock (2015) from the French “Little Murders of Agatha Christie” series and thought this episode was better than usual. Pension Vanilos 2015 French Little Murders Hickory Dickory Dock Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two Episode: Pension Vanilos (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned tea cups Surprisingly close; […]
Welcome to the Peschel Press Newsletter for July 2023 I’m a bit early (amazingly) with this newsletter because we’ve got two great events coming up in a hurry. We also have word on our publishing plans for the rest of this year, and a discussion about author photos! Teresa Live On The Internet Caroline Crampton […]
Teresa reviews Murder on the Links (2015), an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie titled Le Crime ne paie pas (Crime Does Not Pay), and disliked the inane subplot involving graft and an incompetent investigation. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 stranglers The central plot is buried under mountains of useless padding […]
Teresa reviews Cards on the Table (2015) an episode from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie and thought it was better than the Poirot episode. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ daggers Considerably closer than the Poirot episode which you’d think would be the gold standard. Quality of movie: 3½ daggers I still can’t […]
Teresa reviews Hallowe’en Party (2015), the French version of Murder at the Kermesse from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. Episode: Meurtre à la kermesse (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ drowning victims Despite new characters and our heroes getting in the way, you’ll recognize the plot beats. Quality of film: 3½ drowning victims […]