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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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Feb 14, 2018 Adrian rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Well what can I say, I have just added this to my "favourites" and given it 5 stars, so erm it was good. Ok that was understatement, I really really enjoyed this. Astonishingly I have never read this before, nor do I remember the Suchet TV version, so it was a great experience to read a Poirot not knowing the answers.
As always with Christie the characterisation was fantastic. I find it very difficult to believe this was only the 2nd Poirot book as it was so "mature". Poirot was excellent and th ...more

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Dec 19, 2019 John rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Murder on the Links was a great story. Hastings meets his Cinderella on his way back from Paris to England. Poiret received a letter from Paul Renauld asking him to come to France urgently. Hastings and Poiret immediately travel to Merlinville in France. But, alas too late with Renauld already murdered.

Hastings sees Marthe the beautiful daughter of Madame Daubreuil a neighbour of Renauld and is smitten while Poiret only sees a woman with anxious eyes. The wife of the victim, his son Jack and tw ...more

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Apr 25, 2016 Tania rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I really enjoyed this one though I did find Hastings actions towards the end a bit unlikely. Quick fun and easy read all the same.

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Feb 02, 2020 Kara rated it really liked it

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Poirot's second case, also accompanied by his liability of a friend: the narrator, Hastings. Very clever use of characters and a shocking twist at the end. And, it's always fun to have the threat of the guillotine hanging over the murderer. ...more

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Nov 26, 2018 Vijay Kerji rated it it was amazing

This is a wonderful book by Agatha Christie with an engaging plot and suspense ending. I highly recommend to all those who are the fans of the Queen of Crime!

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