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“Enveloped in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its discomfort and its heat. Everyone made such a fuss over things nowadays! They wanted injections before they had teeth pulled— they took drugs if they couldn’t sleep— they wanted easy chairs and cushions and the girls allowed their figures to slop about anyhow and lay about half naked on the beaches in summer.”
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I had forgotten what a spooky mystery this is!

I thought I had this one all worked out...how wrong I was.
This was really good, very cleverly done.
This was really good, very cleverly done.

This was my first Agatha Christie book that I've ever read. I wish I was interested in her books way back but I was too busy with other books. But hey, better late than never :D
I absolutely love this book! I appreciate how fast-paced it was. I can understand why some people did not like the twist and red herrings but I actually like it. I like that at some point I thought that I had made a wrong guess but in the end I was right which I am perfectly okay with. It was just a guess and I would hav ...more
I absolutely love this book! I appreciate how fast-paced it was. I can understand why some people did not like the twist and red herrings but I actually like it. I like that at some point I thought that I had made a wrong guess but in the end I was right which I am perfectly okay with. It was just a guess and I would hav ...more

Très prenant ! D'ailleurs j'ai lu les trois quarts aujourd'hui quasi d'une traite ^^ Je suis bien contente de ne pas m'être laissée refroidie par mon raté avec Le crime d'Halloween que je n'avais pas aimé, celui-là est très bien, son succès n'est pas immérité !!
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