Sir Stafford Nye, a middle-aged, extraordinary diplomat is on his way back home from Malaya to London. But the journey takes an unexpected turn when he meets an anonymous girl who’s seeking his help as her life is in danger.
Passenger to Frankfurt is one of the latest works by Agatha
Christie. It was published in 1970.
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| Agatha Christie |
It’s quite well-known a fact that Agatha Christie has won
this epithet of ‘The greatest genre-fiction writer of all time’ and I
definitely agree. Her crime and mystery novels can never be overshone. So, I
thought of giving her books a try. But to begin with a book like this was
completely a blunder indeed.
In this book, Stafford meets a girl who confides in him that her life’s in danger. She asks him to give his passport, cloak and ticket to her so she could safely reach her destination. Out of weakness, Stafford gets ready to help. After a few days, she couriers his possessions back to him that makes Stafford curious. He begins searching for that mysterious girl, to know more about her. Their paths cross a number of times but Stafford is left confused after every meeting. So, this way, the book is till now, on track and keeps you somewhat intrigued. But then, suddenly it derails, as now you’ll find Agatha only speaking of youth riot and Neo-Nazi drama. And you might want to say, ‘Hey!! You are really wasting time, let’s not forget what we’re here for’ But, oops! she never listens and it’s over. And yes, the end…well I was so bored of this whole ‘Hitler’ thing going on that I realized in the end, I was reading it merely for finishing it. Because I don’t remember how it ended. Honestly, from the mid part, this book is so off-track and has so many characters that all the interest which had been aroused out of finding that girl, eventually evaporated.
In this book, Stafford meets a girl who confides in him that her life’s in danger. She asks him to give his passport, cloak and ticket to her so she could safely reach her destination. Out of weakness, Stafford gets ready to help. After a few days, she couriers his possessions back to him that makes Stafford curious. He begins searching for that mysterious girl, to know more about her. Their paths cross a number of times but Stafford is left confused after every meeting. So, this way, the book is till now, on track and keeps you somewhat intrigued. But then, suddenly it derails, as now you’ll find Agatha only speaking of youth riot and Neo-Nazi drama. And you might want to say, ‘Hey!! You are really wasting time, let’s not forget what we’re here for’ But, oops! she never listens and it’s over. And yes, the end…well I was so bored of this whole ‘Hitler’ thing going on that I realized in the end, I was reading it merely for finishing it. Because I don’t remember how it ended. Honestly, from the mid part, this book is so off-track and has so many characters that all the interest which had been aroused out of finding that girl, eventually evaporated.
I ADMIT THAT I MADE A TERRIBLE CHOICE FOR MY FIRST AGATHA-READ. I DON’T RECOMMEND THIS
TO ANYONE(especially not if you are willing to read her works for the first time).
Stay tuned because I’m definitely going to read another book
of Agatha Christie and I’m positive, that will be fun.
RATING: 1/5
HAPPY READING!!!
Candid view.. Liked it.
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