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This is probably one of the most acclaimed mysteries ever written. And it is excellent, in plotting and execution. Every time I read it I have to admire Christie. But I don't particularly care for this book. The characters aren't nice people to begin with, and the circumstances force them to become suspicious of each other as they are manipulated, one by one, to their deaths. I prefer my books to have some people I can like and admire.
Also, and this may be heresy, I don't get an actual feeling ...more
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This is my first Agatha Christie and it won't be my last. I'm excited to try her Miss Marple series!
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Very entertaining read! Definitely creepier than most Christie novels, in a really good way.

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