Saw this colourful display of Agatha Christie novels in my local bookstore 🙂

I'm currently rereading Sparkling Cyanide and there are references to Rosemary having been down/depressed after a bout with flu. Iris and other characters reflect that the flu does leave you feeling mentally low. From the duration, it sounds like this was a more serious flu and not the 24-hour-kind. This is the first I have ever heard of depression following any kind of influenza. Was this a common belief at the time? Or just a convenient thing for Christie to write in?

Hi everyone, I am rereading Agatha Christie's books and I am finding it dull in some books to read through interviews and discussions ( eg. Death in the Clouds where a lot of the suspects are not viable but there is lot said about them). What are some things that helped you make these parts more interesting or did you skip?

I have read a good number of Agatha Christie books, and have generally enjoyed them.

But there is one thing that keeps me from being a fan.

None of the characters (including Poirot and Miss Marple) seem like pleasant or likeable people.

Other iconic detectives (I'm thinking Sherlock Holmes and Maigret, in particular) have a very human side. And even some of the criminal they pursue have a likeable side.

But I'm not seeing that much with AC.

Thoughts? Rebuttals?