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    <body><![CDATA[the very first - from such a long list of - agatha christie's detective novels i've read. <br/>quite a 'right' choice because the story reminds me of the more familiar enid blyton's boarding schools' series (i.e. mallory towers), but with such expanded plots that includes romance, theft and murder....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5564832">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls - things like murder!  Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress -- shot through the heart from point blank range.  The school is thrown into chaos when the 'cat' strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot's help, she will be the next victim!]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite Agatha Christie, and not just because it's not set on a golf course.  I love the character studies, the setting at a British boarding school, and the perfect touch of exotic danger. <br/>A cache of jewels has been smuggled out of a civil war torn Middle Eastern country, and has ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6534953">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[While I don't think I can recommend this book to anybody, I couldn't stop reading it.  I always feel smug about Agatha Christie novels in theory, but then I read one and she shames me by fooling me to the bitter end.  While I did easily figure out where the jewels were hidden (and she hammers these ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60942099">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls - things like murder!  Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress -- shot through the heart from point blank range.  The school is thrown into chaos when the 'cat' strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot's help, she will be the next victim!]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was one of the best Christies that I've read.  I would have liked Poirot to come in a little earlier, but that's just a little complaint.  The characters - especially Miss Bulstrode, the headmistress, and Julie, one of the school girls - are wonderful and real and very, very admirable...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74142123">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Welcome to Meadowbank, an exclusive school for privileged young ladies. A fine lot. A dangerous one, too. Two teachers have already bitten the dust. It's obvious to Hercule Poirot that someone is out to scratch Meadowbank's respectable veneer.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though Poirot doesn't show up until page 134, this is still a very good story. If you've read any of Enid Blyton's boarding school series (Malory Towers, St. Clare's), they may be in your mind when you read about Meadowbank, the school in this book, except for the fact that Blyton's schoolmistr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60912959">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Mama tercinta, kemarin malam telah terjadi pembunuhan. Bu Springer, guru olahraga kami, menjadi korban. Terjadinya tengah malam. Dan pagi ini polisi datang dan mengajukan pertanyaan-pertanyaan pada setiap orang. Bu Chadwick meminta agar kami tidak membicarakan hal itu pada siapa pun, tapi saya pikir Mama tentu ingin tahu. Anakmu tercinta, Jennifer.<br/><br/>]]>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Novel ini diawali dengan kisah permata bernilai jutaan Pounds yang berhasil diselamatkan dari konflik di sebuah negara di Timur Tengah. Saat ini, Permata itu disembunyikan di antara barang-barang seorang siswi di Meadowbank, sebuah sekolah putri yang terkenal.<br/><br/>Meadowbank sendiri baru saja...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39509491">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[don't worry! no spoilers. Just a synopsis.<br/><br/>I wouldn't rank it up there among my favorites, but Cat Among the Pigeons was quite good. Quite late in the Hercule Poirot series (1959), the great Belgian detective only appears toward the end of this one. <br/><br/>Basic synopsis: Ramat, a fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15235827">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Que de remous dans ce pensionnat de jeunes filles renommé qu'est Meadowbank : des professeurs y trouvent la mort dans des circonstances qui dépassent l'entendement. <br/><br/>Le coupable est-il un sadique, ou un membre du personnel ? <br/><br/>Les crimes sont-ils liés à la présence d'une je...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66543255">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[AWESOME!  I love Agatha Christie's books, and this one was one of the best I've read so far.I never never never in a million years would have figured out who the murderer was.  I love surprises like that.  This was so well written and exciting!  I did wonder where Hercule Poirot was when I'd gotten ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60925091">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've always been a fan of the old Poirot series on PBS Mystery, but I had never actually read one of Agatha Christie's books before and for my first of her mysteries, the Cat Among the Pigeons wasn't bad. It was interesting and exotic, however it had a bit of a simplistic nature that I wasn't expect...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11009974">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Halfway through this book I was feeling disappointed...the pace seemed slow and it was SO obvious where the missing jewels were hidden! Then, Hercule Poirot appeared on the scene and the pace got kicked up a notch. Once again, I had no idea who did it and Christie completely blew me away at the end....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70728226">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this just might be the spookiest Poirot story (Spookiest Agatha Christie entiere is, without a doubt, <em>Nemesis</em>). This takes place at a girls' boarding school. It's also one of my dad's favorites. Sometimes he still compares me, most unflatteringly, to one of the characters in this book.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79831117">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a very old paperback edition of this (1961) and decided to give it a go after seeing it on &quot;Mystery&quot; the other night. Great read! I have to admit I liked the method of murder of the first victim in the show better than the one Christie used in the book. I wonder what she would have ...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this mystery. Hercule Poirot didn't show up until about 2/3 through the story, but I didn't mind at all because of the interesting story and great cast of characters. As a result, the &quot;wrap-up&quot; once Poirot was there was a bit brief, but relatively satisfying nonetheless. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Cat Among the Pigeons]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls - things like murder!  Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress -- shot through the heart from point blank range.  The school is thrown into chaos when the 'cat' strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot's help, she will be the next victim!]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book. I was really suprised at the ending though. I am suprised at every Agatha Christie book ending though. I plan on reading them all. However, it will definetly take a while because she has writen 72 novels and 14 plays. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When summer term begins at the very exclusive Meadowbank school, its founders know the school has never been more popular and assured of success.  Then in the middle of the night, the gym mystress is murdered.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is only my second Christie detective novel, and it certainly will not be my last. I enjoyed And Then There Were None much more, but this was an entertaining mystery. I liked the creepy school setting - the perfect place for murder. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Found this at the house where we were staying and it was a perfect read.  Took place at a girls' boarding school, which made it particularly fun.  Have read it before, but still enjoyed trying to remember all of the twists.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, very good. I didn't figure out the murderer in this one until they were revealed. The ending was amazing. This one didn't creep me out like And Then There Were None did, but it was an amazing book just the same.]]></body>
    
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