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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)

Agatha Christie

Start date: March 2, 2018

Finish date: March 31, 2018

Why we're reading this: A buddy read of a collection of Poirot short stories
[close] A buddy read of a collection of Poirot short stories

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Dec 29, 2019 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Eleven short stories. Several of them have been made into Poirot episodes on television. Some were clever others were entertaining. The Western Star about two diamonds and a curse. Marsdon Manor an apparent hemorrhage and death leaves a young widow a large insurance policy payout until Poirot comes along.

The cheap flat entered into espionage and mafia vendettas. The mystery of hunters lodge is all about sleight of hand and disguise.

The million dollar bond robbery was clever. The adventure of t ...more

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Aug 14, 2019 Tania rated it liked it

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Enjoyable short stories, but I much prefer her novels.

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Dec 25, 2020 Rosario rated it liked it

Clearly early stories. Fun enough (and the audiobook was lovely), but pretty insubstantial.

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Sep 11, 2020 Pepper Lee rated it it was ok

This is the first Christie short story collection I’ve read, and it was, in a word, disappointing. I think it’s partly because the short stories simply don’t allow any build up of suspense and momentum.

Also, I found the solutions to some of the stories quite absurd, complicated and improbable. I didn’t enjoy The Lost Mine, The Case of the Missing Will and the one about the Cheap Flat. This book is really quite unmemorable. Think I’ll stick to her novels.

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