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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)

Agatha Christie

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: A buddy read of the second Hercule Poirot book.
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May 27, 2021 Anissa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021, british-fiction-uk-ireland, mystery-suspense-crime, series

Arthur Hastings! My word he was a lot to take here. I usually love him but Arthur made this one hard. Poirot is his very wonderful self but Hastings and his narration are all over the place. His penchant for having retrograde ideas about women caused a lot more trouble than they were worth and he hampered the investigation. I wanted him to leave which is terrible because he was relating the tale!

And yet somehow, Christie makes this a book I didn't want to toss across the room even though I desp ...more

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Jan 22, 2018 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is the second major case for Poirot, following on from "The Mysterious Affair of Styles". For some reason I had never read this one - perhaps the link with golf put me off when I was younger and beginning to read Christie's novels. However, the link with golf is tenuous and it is, thankfully, hard to imagine Poirot wishing to indulge in sporting activities! The story begins with Hastings meeting a young woman on a train on his way back to London. He barely arrives before Poirot receives a l ...more

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Nov 05, 2018 Kavita rated it it was amazing

Shelves: golden-age-mystery, mystery

For years, I believed I did not like this book. Turns out, I mixed it up with something else and I never read it before! That's practically an impossible occurrence, but it happened, so there!

Poirot receives a telegram from France that a wealthy man, Reynaud, is in fear of his life. By the time he reaches there, Reynaud is dead. However, the method of the crime reminds Poirot of something but he couldn't exactly put his finger on it. The obvious suspects are the wife and / or the son, but then ...more

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Feb 12, 2021 Jazzy Lemon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: english-authors, classics

Bravo, a bit on the mushy side, but a good romp nevertheless.

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Jul 05, 2019 ShanDizzy rated it liked it · review of another edition

I'm not really a Poirot fan but this mystery/ romance was delightful despite Hastings' imbecility. ...more

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Apr 26, 2018 Frances rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-series

3.5* This is the second Poirot novel, set in France (although there is a lot of travelling back and forth to England). Poirot is summoned to help a wealthy man who feels threatened, yet arrives to find him murdered and his household thrown into disarray. A mistress, a blackmailer, a younger love triangle, a bumbling police inspector, flustered servants, an acrobat, and the developing relationship between Poirot and Hastings all add to the fun of this classic Christie.

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Mar 03, 2021 Sarah G rated it liked it

Papa Poirot with a large helping of foolish Hastings. Très bon!

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Jan 13, 2018 Jill rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie

This being the second of the Poirot series, was just as good as the first. It really was quite complicated, with a lot of characters. Don't think anyone could have liked Giraud, and all the time I was cheering on Poirot. Told from Hastings point of view, did make himself seem more dumb than we imagine, but it did mean that Poirot explained some of his thoughts along the way as opposed to leaving all explanations to the very end. Did like the happy ending. ...more

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