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Agatha Christie set the standard for mystery novels with her first one. Eccentric genius detective! Isolated country house! Watson-like friend! Locked room! Red herrings galore! Gathering (most) of the potential suspects in one room to reveal what really happened! Surprise twist ending! A great mystery, where all of the clues come together in a believable (well, for what it is anyway) solution. The casual racism, while I guess not surprising given the era, on behalf of two characters hasn't aged
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UPDATE: Reread this for #ReadChristie2024 - 3,5 stars!
You can see that Christie was still looking for her style here, the prose is a bit dense sometimes. But the beginning of Hastings and Poirot's friendship is worth to note here, and established the foundation of their next adventures together.
I read the version where there's an additional chapter that was being omitted in the final publication, so it's interesting to see what could have been- but glad that Christie decided to choose the one i ...more
You can see that Christie was still looking for her style here, the prose is a bit dense sometimes. But the beginning of Hastings and Poirot's friendship is worth to note here, and established the foundation of their next adventures together.
I read the version where there's an additional chapter that was being omitted in the final publication, so it's interesting to see what could have been- but glad that Christie decided to choose the one i ...more
This was my first foray into the world of Agatha Christie, and I was surely not disappointed! The twists and turns in the storyline kept the mystery interesting. Just as soon as I thought I had it all figured out, which happened quite often, the character of Poirot would soon prove me work. Quite an unexpected ending (but isn't that exactly what you want in a good mystery?) Glad I read it all in one day, though, or I would surely have been lost! Can't wait to pick up some more Christie!
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A fun novel. I really like Agatha Christie.
8/26-27/2018
On the second read though I found a lot more clues that Poirot pointed out. But, of course, it’s hard to gather all of the details.
A fun novel. I really like Agatha Christie.
8/26-27/2018
On the second read though I found a lot more clues that Poirot pointed out. But, of course, it’s hard to gather all of the details.
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