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  <title><![CDATA[Cards on the Table (A Hercule Poirot Mystery)]]></title>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1936</original-publication-year>
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, back to the genre of mysteries written between the two World Wars.  This book is a variation on the locked room mystery--except there is no locked room and four people were present in the room where a thoroughly nasty individual was murdered.  However, they were playing a game of bridge, no o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75612211">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mr Shaitana est un bien étrange personnage : longue figure, moustache cosmétiquée et sourcils en accents circonflexes qui accentuent son air de Méphisto. <br/><br/>Et Mr Shaitana, qui est véritablement diabolique, s'est plu, ce soir-là, à convier à dîner huit hôtes triés sur le volet : ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66536107">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em> Cards on the Table....a peculiar Christie novel actually, but a very interesting and enjoyable one. Unlike other novels from Christie, at the very beginning, we have 4 suspects and one of them must be the murderer. As for me, this case was one of the best I’ve read from the authoress...I can desc...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52518353">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I still don't understand the card game of bridge, but I enjoyed the way Hercule Poirot used the play of the game to understand the actions that took place.  Perhaps it can be re-written to use Texas Hold 'Em?]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I suppose if this wasn't <strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Agatha Christie" title=" Agatha Christie"> Agatha Christie</a></strong>, I might not have finished it, yet, it's easier to read than most <strong><em>New Yorker</em> stories and just as long, so it's actually not a wonder that i kept reading.<br/><br/>This was the only <strong>Christie</strong> novel for sale at this season's library sale.  And I can see why: ...</strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25537218">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[آثار آگاتا کریستی در اوایل دهه ی چهل شمسی توسط مترجمین حرفه ای و غیر حرفه ای به فارسی ترجمه شده. آن سال ها خواندن آگاتا کریستی میان جوانان دبیرستانی به یک تب شبیه بود. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2047284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5588574">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Poirot once describes to his friend Captain Hastings his idea of a perfect case - four suspects sit down to play bridge. Their host watches. At the end of the game, the host is dead. Each one of the four had the same opportunity to kill. So which one did it? <br/><br/>Christie must have liked that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5588574">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another surprising twist at the conclusion that you would NEVER expect, though you might fancy you should've afterwards. A real cold-blooded murderer that delivers the creepy element in buckets. The key players of this mystery is particularly good, as well; they all stand out, you might even like on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59693705">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not the most exhilarating and quick-paced Christie novel out there, but satisfying in its own way.  You really can't go wrong with Dame Agatha.  In reference to other reviewers' frustration with clues relating to the game of bridge and their lack of knowledge of the game, I disagree, in that you don...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48695111">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Cards on the Table" title="Cards on the Table">Cards on the Table</a> for a quick, entertaining read, and that is exactly what I got.  I needed a break from all the non-fiction I've been reading lately.<br/><br/>Cards on the Table is the second Agatha Christie book I've read that had a foreword by Christie warning the reader that the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37840670">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71109114">
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've read a true mystery and I was reminded why that is- I'm not very patient with waiting to find out who did it! But I did keep myself from flipping ahead and enjoyed this one. The characters and storyline kept me interested, though I wish I knew the game of Bridge a bit mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71109114">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was probably my least favorite Agatha Christie ever. Everything revolved around the game of Bridge and since I have absolutely no clue how to play Bridge, I was completely lost regarding all of the clues. But, I did like that the four suspects were equally capable of doing the crime and that yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47253880">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cards On The Table is one of the most well written Poirot mysteries. The mystery is complex and intelligent because it features four potential murderers, a number of surprises and motivations, and a game of bridge as the setting. Poirot’s brilliant method of deduction and the well developed suppor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74975723">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For fans of mystery stories. Mister Shaitany wants to prove Poirot that perfect murder is possible. He invites four people with crystal reputation for dinner to prove that they committed a crime and no one is able to say it's them. Mister Shaitany makes some allusions to each of them and than propos...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22008814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was very enjoyable.... you know from the beginning that there are four suspects and that it must be one of those four - but which?  finding out about their characters and lives was very entertaining.... I oscillated between two of the four and then I locked in a little before the final chapters...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56112339">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24140470">
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Different..that's how you'd put this story in one word.<br/>As Christie herself points out in the Foreword to the Book-this mystery needs psychological solving.So,If you're not interested in the psyche of a person-you might as well not read it.Only 4 suspects-who did it?-it's a simple question,but ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24140470">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of Agatha's best! Great characterizations in this book, and even though it is a sort of &quot;closed room&quot; mystery w/ only 4 possible suspects, the hunt for the murderer is still thrilling and riddled with some truly amazing twists! An excellent mystery and one of my favorite Poirot stories...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christie herself said she really liked this story, because you have to figure out the mystery by understanding the psychology of the suspects.  I agree with her.  I like it also, because it's one where &quot;following the money&quot; won't help you solve the crime!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this on CD and totally enjoyed it. The mystery writers of today should all take a lesson from Agatha on how to write a twisting plot without the gratuitous violence and sex of many of today's mysteries.  I loved the twists in this story!  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first Agatha Christie book I read.  Also one of the first paperback books I ever bought...<br/><br/>It was fun, although it would have helped if I knew how to play bridge because there was a valuable clue in the scorecards, but it meant nothing to me...]]></body>
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