The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

Intro -- Agatha Christie -- Death on the Nile -- Summary -- Meet the group -- All aboard -- A deadly turn of events -- The investigation commences -- The truth is revealed -- Character study -- Hercule Poirot -- Linnet Doyle, née Ridgeway -- Jacqueline "Jackie" de Bellefort -- Simon Doyle -- Rosalie Otterbourne -- Mrs Otterbourne -- Cornelia Robson -- Tim Allerton -- Andrew Pennington -- Dr Bessner -- Colonel Race -- Analysis -- Detective fiction -- An exotic location -- Love as danger -- Further reflection -- Further reading.

Intro -- John le Carré -- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold -- Summary -- Death of an agent -- Defection and debrief -- Behind the Iron Curtain -- Endgame -- Character study -- Alec Leamas -- Liz Gold -- Hans-Dieter Mundt -- Fiedler -- George Smiley -- Control -- Analysis -- The antidote to James Bond -- Real deception -- West is best? -- Then and now -- Further reflection -- Further reading.