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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot #22)
A dentist's suspicious death leads Poirot to drill the good doctor's patients, partners, lovers, and friends.
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What reason would an amiable dentist like Dr. Morely have for committing suicide? He didn't have emotional difficulties, money problems, or love trouble. What he did have was an appointment with Hercule Poirot, who is not persuaded by the suicide...more
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What reason would an amiable dentist like Dr. Morely have for committing suicide? He didn't have emotional difficulties, money problems, or love trouble. What he did have was an appointment with Hercule Poirot, who is not persuaded by the suicide...more
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Published
March 16th 2004
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published 1940)
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Twenty one, Twenty two,
3 stars won't do!
Another mystic mystery from the crypticChristery Christie. Love to read her novels on the move. They do make for a thrill-filled ride every time.
Dentist Mr.Morley 'appears' to have committed suicide in his own surgery. No suspicion whatsoever arises on the clients who visited him during the hour, our good old Poirot being one of them. Thinking he did it? Common, AC's smarter than that! While everyone believes in the suicide theory,Poirot thinks otherwise....more
3 stars won't do!
Another mystic mystery from the cryptic
Dentist Mr.Morley 'appears' to have committed suicide in his own surgery. No suspicion whatsoever arises on the clients who visited him during the hour, our good old Poirot being one of them. Thinking he did it? Common, AC's smarter than that! While everyone believes in the suicide theory,Poirot thinks otherwise....more
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You Don't Love Me Yet. Say You Love Me, Say You Need Me! You Belong To Me; You Are Mine. You Can't Win.
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You Are Special, Perfect You. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? You Must Remember This: The Song Is You, I See You Everywhere, As Long as I Live, Just for You, Crazy For You, You, You, You. I Love You, More Than You Know. You Are Special, Little One
You Don't Love Me Yet. Say You Love Me, Say You Need Me! You Belong To Me; You Are Mine. You Can't Win.
Don't Look Behind You, If You Could See Me Now, I Will Wait for You: Eternal Bliss, Just For You. I'm Coming to Get Y...more
i love agatha cristie novels..
but there is some technical points ....as a dentist..
to give Anaesthesia there is techniques so, only a dentist can give it to be sure that the Anaesthesia works.otherwise it fails...
and to cure the tooth and make filling is not something that the killer can pretend to do while the real dentist was already dead...
also one cant die from adrenaline and novocain given in dental dose as Anaesthesia.....as the greek man was killed in this novel...
so the novel is good exe...more
but there is some technical points ....as a dentist..
to give Anaesthesia there is techniques so, only a dentist can give it to be sure that the Anaesthesia works.otherwise it fails...
and to cure the tooth and make filling is not something that the killer can pretend to do while the real dentist was already dead...
also one cant die from adrenaline and novocain given in dental dose as Anaesthesia.....as the greek man was killed in this novel...
so the novel is good exe...more
There it is, a dental appointment on your calendar at eleven. Even though you are a recurring patient and respect the affable dentist, something could go horribly wrong...and in ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE, Agatha Christie's 1940 mystery, it does!
Henry Morley, Poiriot's own dentist is found that afternoon dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The verdict is that Morley killed himself when he found out that a patient he'd seen that morning died of an overdose of anaesthesia he had administered. Tho...more
Henry Morley, Poiriot's own dentist is found that afternoon dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The verdict is that Morley killed himself when he found out that a patient he'd seen that morning died of an overdose of anaesthesia he had administered. Tho...more
When I realized that this was a book that I'd missed, I was thrilled. I spent quite some time finishing it, however.
It's been a strange time lately, and in the middle of listening to this book, a number of things happened that prolonged my finishing it. Firstly, I started (finally) reacting to the antidepressants I've been taking since July and everyone had to get used to that, and I also had two important job interviews that got me all shook up, nervous and unfocused. Therefore, there was quite...more
It's been a strange time lately, and in the middle of listening to this book, a number of things happened that prolonged my finishing it. Firstly, I started (finally) reacting to the antidepressants I've been taking since July and everyone had to get used to that, and I also had two important job interviews that got me all shook up, nervous and unfocused. Therefore, there was quite...more
I have such a hard time rating Agatha Christie novels. Do I rate it based on how it compares to just any book? Or do I just rate it based on how it compares to other mysteries? Or do I just rate it based on how it compares to other Agatha Christie mysteries? Or do I rate it based on how it compares just among the Marple mysteries or the Poirot mysteries as the case may be?
The truth is, I find Christie incredibly readable. I pick up one of her mystery novels, and, I'm almost always hooked. True,...more
The truth is, I find Christie incredibly readable. I pick up one of her mystery novels, and, I'm almost always hooked. True,...more
I read this under the title The Patriotic Murders, but I much prefer the alternate title, emphasizing the nursery rhyme. I really enjoy Christie's creepy way of taking childish rhyme and building murder mysteries around them, and while sometimes it feels a little forced to make the chapters fit the verses, overall it works. I can see how patriotism plays a role in the story and emphasizes that it's WWII-era, but I think of it more as "the dentist murder". It's very cute that even the great Poiro...more
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe was a rhyme I remember reading and reciting in my childhood. This novel has Hercule Poirot deducing his way through it line by line, Solving a murder case that begins with the death of the dentist Poirot had been treated by only hours before...
I love the formula Agatha Christie uses in the majority of her books of gradually introducing each character in such a way that you suspect each one, until the next character appears.... Apart from the actual murderer, who in some...more
I love the formula Agatha Christie uses in the majority of her books of gradually introducing each character in such a way that you suspect each one, until the next character appears.... Apart from the actual murderer, who in some...more
I first read this Hercule Poirot mystery in the early/mid 1970s under its alternate American title, AN OVERDOSE OF DEATH (it was originally published in the US as THE PATRIOTIC MURDERS). Perhaps in 1940 her US publisher felt that ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE was 'too British,' or might lead prospective buyers to mistake it as a children's book, or perhaps, despite Christie's career entering its third decade at this point, they felt her books did better in the US with some variation of 'death' or 'mu...more
It's been years since I've read an Agatha Christie book and when I found this book on the free table at work, I thougt it was a nice find and a perfect excuse to read another one of her books. I'm quite glad that I rediscovered Angatha Christie with this fun mystery "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe", A Hercule Poirot tale.
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Hercule Poirot's trip to the dentist seems normal enough, but is ANYTHING normal with Poirot around? Of course not! And hours later Poir...more
WARNING! Below MAY or MAY NOT contain spoilers:
Hercule Poirot's trip to the dentist seems normal enough, but is ANYTHING normal with Poirot around? Of course not! And hours later Poir...more
1. The murder of the Belgian detective's dentist sparks a chain of even more gruesome events.
2. With the detective's dentist shot dead, Inspector Japp has several plausible suspects.
3. How did Poirot's dentist die? Suicide would connect him to the death of a patient, murder to an international conspiracy.
4. A month after the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist, a corpse has been found, with its face horribly mutilated - yet another of his patients.
5. With a killer at large, the detective finds ins...more
2. With the detective's dentist shot dead, Inspector Japp has several plausible suspects.
3. How did Poirot's dentist die? Suicide would connect him to the death of a patient, murder to an international conspiracy.
4. A month after the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist, a corpse has been found, with its face horribly mutilated - yet another of his patients.
5. With a killer at large, the detective finds ins...more
When Hercule Poirot’s own dentist, Henry Morley, is found dead from a gunshot wound, the official verdict is that he has killed himself; a verdict apparently supported when it appears that he has given one of his patients a fatal overdose of anaesthetic. Poirot suspects, however, that there is more to the case than there first appears, and soon events confirm his worst suspicions.
This novel is a Hercule Poirot mystery written in 1940 which also features recurring character Chief Inspector Japp,...more
This novel is a Hercule Poirot mystery written in 1940 which also features recurring character Chief Inspector Japp,...more
This is a nice twisty one. But it gets three stars because of the following:
What I understand to be insinuated here is some kind of Nazi-type group? "It's not his fault, the Jews are just so awful he had to join...more
"He is in that group that marches around, waving flags and march and salute, and of course I suppose Mr. Blunt's wife was a very prominent Jewess, and they just work up these poor young men–quite harmless ones like Frank–until they think they are doing something wonderful and patriotic."
What I understand to be insinuated here is some kind of Nazi-type group? "It's not his fault, the Jews are just so awful he had to join...more
This was a good book. Hercule Poirot's dentist is found dead of a gunshot wound to the head. The police call it suicide, but Poirot is not convinced. The dentist's death is followed closely by the deaths of two of his patients, and Poirot undertakes to solve the mystery. Is it possible that these three deaths were merely "collateral damage" in a campaign to eliminate an influential financier, another of the dentist's patients? Two suspects immediately present themselves for consideration: the wo...more
Jun 09, 2012
Harshita
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mysteries-and-detective-stories
There are certain humiliating moments in the lives of the greatest of men. It has been said that no man is a hero to his valet. To that may be added that few men are heroes to themselves at the moment of visiting their dentist.
Hercule Poirot was morbidly conscious of this fact.
He was a man who was accustomed to have a good opinion of himself. He was Hercule Poirot, superior in most ways to other men. But in this moment he was unable to feel superior in any way whatever. His morale was down to ze...more
Hercule Poirot was morbidly conscious of this fact.
He was a man who was accustomed to have a good opinion of himself. He was Hercule Poirot, superior in most ways to other men. But in this moment he was unable to feel superior in any way whatever. His morale was down to ze...more
This is a well written British mystery that any fan of Agatha Christie’s will enjoy. Hercule Poirot is drawn into this case when his dentist is found shot in the head on the same day that Poirot had seen him for a cleaning.
The police initially label the death a suicide, but Poirot thinks otherwise. A chance encounter on the street in front of the dentist’s building, in which a woman knocks the buckle off of her shoe, proves to be an important clue for the great detective. He questions the staff...more
Jun 19, 2012
Tali
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
christie-mysteries,
crime
I came to this Christie novel feeling a bit apprehensive. I had seen the end of the tv adaptation a while before and had been left absolutely bewildered by the plot twists and turns. I'm pleased to say therefore, that the novel is a lot clearer and more engaging than the adaptation. The plot is a complicated one and even now I still don't exactly understand the mentality and cause behind the murders. It's very much a complicated story and in places I did feel that it was a bit too overcomplicate...more
Why I wanted to read it: Because I'm addicted to Agatha Christie right now! Can not get enough!
Source: Public Library
I absolutely love Hugh Fraser as a narrator. His voice is wonderful and the pronunciation of his words are so sharp and crisp. I feel like I'm right in heart of England when I'm listening to him tell the story.
I liked Poirot a lot in this story and found him to be a very engaging character. I love it when someone ruffles his feathers just a bit and he gets a bit huffy...Fraser rea...more
Source: Public Library
I absolutely love Hugh Fraser as a narrator. His voice is wonderful and the pronunciation of his words are so sharp and crisp. I feel like I'm right in heart of England when I'm listening to him tell the story.
I liked Poirot a lot in this story and found him to be a very engaging character. I love it when someone ruffles his feathers just a bit and he gets a bit huffy...Fraser rea...more
"All great characters are capable of entertaining us again and again, but only the greatest are new every time we read them. Hercule Poirot is a member of this very small club."
And I totally agree with this quote. It is also especially significant in this book because it is my first time seeing Poirot so tired and weary through the case. There were so many possibilities and so many suspects and all seem to have motive.
Yet, all the way through the end, the murderers were quite obvious but i coul...more
And I totally agree with this quote. It is also especially significant in this book because it is my first time seeing Poirot so tired and weary through the case. There were so many possibilities and so many suspects and all seem to have motive.
Yet, all the way through the end, the murderers were quite obvious but i coul...more
Haven't read Agatha Christie in ages. I saw a whole shelf of her books in the library and thought, hell why not? So I borrowed one to relive my childhood memories.
So far, I'm just meandering along. Either this is not one of her better books or else I've outgrown Agatha Christie (D: let this not happen!) but I must remember I'm reading this for the mystery and plot, not the writing or characterisation or anything.
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I think I'm growing out of mystery novels D: (either that or the premise of this...more
So far, I'm just meandering along. Either this is not one of her better books or else I've outgrown Agatha Christie (D: let this not happen!) but I must remember I'm reading this for the mystery and plot, not the writing or characterisation or anything.
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I think I'm growing out of mystery novels D: (either that or the premise of this...more
I read Agatha Christie voraciously as a teen. This was my recent return to her detective novels. I think her great strength is the characters she portrays which feel life-like in their combined strengths and vices. Hercule Poirot is a spot-on intellectual Frenchman (er, Belgian, as he points out in the book). And while I picked up on many clues throughout the book, the actual resolution was outside my possible list of culprits as a quality mystery book should be of course.
My only downside to thi...more
My only downside to thi...more
This is one of the most unpredictable ending book by Agatha.
The death was so abrupt, the suspects were all high profile figures, the next coming death was also mysterious and the weirdest thing, was Poirot himself was in the middle of all these; involuntarily.
I was all agreed with the solution for the murders,except that the book did not agreed with me.
Perspective changed by the end of the book, Poirot realized something which I obviously failed to see and the ending left me dumbfounded.
I should...more
The death was so abrupt, the suspects were all high profile figures, the next coming death was also mysterious and the weirdest thing, was Poirot himself was in the middle of all these; involuntarily.
I was all agreed with the solution for the murders,except that the book did not agreed with me.
Perspective changed by the end of the book, Poirot realized something which I obviously failed to see and the ending left me dumbfounded.
I should...more
A fast-paced classic my the Queen of Crime in which Poirot confronts that most heinous of all criminals - the dentist!
Seriously, though, the plot moves along at a cracking pace and even a die-hard Christie fan such as myself would find it hard to follow all the clues and unravel the mystery. Despite thinking that I am well versed with the 'formula' Dame Christie uses to pen her novels, I honestly didn't see the ending coming... I was on a totally different track, without a clue as to who the kil...more
Seriously, though, the plot moves along at a cracking pace and even a die-hard Christie fan such as myself would find it hard to follow all the clues and unravel the mystery. Despite thinking that I am well versed with the 'formula' Dame Christie uses to pen her novels, I honestly didn't see the ending coming... I was on a totally different track, without a clue as to who the kil...more
This was my second attempt to read this tale, not because it is not a good story (it's not one of Christie's best nor one of her worst) but because I had just seen the story on PBS and wanted to have some distance between the TV version and the book. Again as in almost all Christie's books, the set up was very clever: a dentist is found murdered in his practice and a list of his clients is given to Poirot who himself had been the second client of the day and knew the building's layout very well....more
This was another Agatha Christie novel that I read last September, I'm terribly behind with my reviews but since I'll be home for the next few months maybe I'll manage to catch up.
I had some misgivings about this Poirot mystery. I felt it had a darker side than the other Christie novels I've been reading as it deals with the political forces emerging during WWII and not all the characters are pleasant ones. In terms of the mystery it is a compelling read with the action developing at a quick pac...more
I had some misgivings about this Poirot mystery. I felt it had a darker side than the other Christie novels I've been reading as it deals with the political forces emerging during WWII and not all the characters are pleasant ones. In terms of the mystery it is a compelling read with the action developing at a quick pac...more
I am a big fan of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot. However, as Agatha Christie books go, this was not my favorite. It seemed more convoluted and confusing than usual, at least to me. On the other hand I absolutely loved her descriptions of Hercule Poirot at the dentist! It was so cute to see how nervous he and several other characters were about it; I imagine that Agatha Christie wrote those parts from personal experience! Overall this is a little mediochre as Agatha Christie books go, but if...more
It's a book on murder and spionage. Not too much spionage like the ones that go with Tommy and Tuppence. And later we'll find out that it is a pure personal murder (sorry for the spoiler here :d)
Maybe because it's written in 40's when the 2nd world war was getting closer, so the national security thing was a hot topic.
But really, despite of the 'high level' bussiness, I think it's not a too complicated murder.
Well, it's Hercule Poirot anyway, which make me difficult to make an objective commen...more
Maybe because it's written in 40's when the 2nd world war was getting closer, so the national security thing was a hot topic.
But really, despite of the 'high level' bussiness, I think it's not a too complicated murder.
Well, it's Hercule Poirot anyway, which make me difficult to make an objective commen...more
The death of Poirot’s dentist reunites him with Inspector Japp for one final investigation together.
An unusually bleak foray for Dame Agatha, coinciding with the onset of World War II, and investigating conflicts between conservatism and communism. It’s not always subtle, nor brilliant, but it’s an interesting step for Christie. However, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" is neither particularly eye-catching nor, for that matter, unpredictable… at least in the murder mystery elements. Poirot – who start...more
An unusually bleak foray for Dame Agatha, coinciding with the onset of World War II, and investigating conflicts between conservatism and communism. It’s not always subtle, nor brilliant, but it’s an interesting step for Christie. However, "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" is neither particularly eye-catching nor, for that matter, unpredictable… at least in the murder mystery elements. Poirot – who start...more
not one of my favs too much 'political espionage etc'
words -
acerbity - 1. vitriolic or embittered speech, temper, etc. 2. sourness or bitterness of taste
distrait - withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety
grenadier - (from French, derived from the word grenade)a specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the throwing of grenades
parenthetically - of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary paren...more
words -
acerbity - 1. vitriolic or embittered speech, temper, etc. 2. sourness or bitterness of taste
distrait - withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety
grenadier - (from French, derived from the word grenade)a specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the throwing of grenades
parenthetically - of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary paren...more
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Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880...more
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880...more
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“No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought?
--Poirot”
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