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Nov 25: Post After Post-Mortem (Robert Macdonald #11) by E C R Lorac (1936)
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This is at least the third time I've read this mystery, and this time around I was able to, really, see all of the clues, hints and traps for the unwary that Christie laid for the reader. She was absolutely messing with us through most of the book.
"I was to wonder afterwards that I could've been so blind. The truth had stuck out so clearly all along..."
One of her best, with a rather gobsmacking reveal. ...more
"I was to wonder afterwards that I could've been so blind. The truth had stuck out so clearly all along..."
One of her best, with a rather gobsmacking reveal. ...more
An absolute corker of a mystery! Christie really lived up to her saying that "anyone" could be a murderer. An absolute read for anyone who loves mysteries and wants to read non-Poirot/Marple works of Christie.
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My Rating -4.5/5 ...more
Mar 12, 2021
Grisette
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it was amazing
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my-kind-of-detective-thriller
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Not among my favorite Christies, but this was a good time-passer on audio. Not part of the Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot series.
Sep 10, 2017
Teri-K
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liked it
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mystery-golden-age,
mystery
I quite enjoyed this story of a disfunctional but affectionate family plagued by the murder of their beloved grandfather. The mystery is quite puzzling with plenty of red herrings and plausible suspects. Also, I liked some of the people in the family so I cared about who the murderer would turn out to be. You know, when you're thinking "Oh, I hope it's not him,,, or her... or...".
I rated it down because I became very frustrated with the narrator, a young man who just isn't too bright. He misses ...more
I rated it down because I became very frustrated with the narrator, a young man who just isn't too bright. He misses ...more
I enjoyed this unique tale of good and evil. I bow down to Chrsitie's judgment and agree that this and Ordeal by Innocence are two of her best. I wish I could like it more but something kept me from doing so. I loved the female protagonist, Sophia, who is portrayed as a capable person. Maybe my tepid reaction to the overall narrative stems from my feelings towards the bland hero of the book, who is also its narrator. The people inhabiting the eponymous crooked house are far more interesting than
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Excellent example of Dame Christie's superb insight into human nature.
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Great mystery - loved the BBC Radio dramatization of it.
Great non-series novel; 4.5 stars.
Dec 14, 2017
Nina
rated it
it was amazing
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mystery,
101-mystery-books-in-10-years
Apr 04, 2023
Kerry Hammond
rated it
it was amazing
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