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Elinor Carlisle, recently jilted by her fiancé, is strangely indifferent to the charge of poisoning the new object of his infatuation, Mary Gerrard. Having motive and means, Elinor's considered as good as hung by everyone in the village, with two notable exceptions: local doctor Peter Lord, himself in love with Elinor, and the famous detective Hercule Poirot, solicited by Lord to save her life.
Poirot is a delightful character (though he doesn't feature here as much as I would have liked). Christie, not one for elaborate description, is quite good at revealing character through dialogue. Elinor is portrayed as a complicated—and, often, unlikeable—character, and I appreciated that. (I only wish Christie had applied a little more gray to Mary Gerrard, who comes off as very nearly angelic.)
Some readers may find the plot a bit too contrived, as I did. I was also annoyed that an important clue is withheld from the reader for too long. ]]>
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