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Well I have just finished listening to this, not because I was hoping it would get better but because for various reasons I just wanted to listen to a detective novel (the comfort of being read to) and I happened to have this on my iPod.
In actual fact, it was better than reading the book, not enough to change the 3 star rating (it was about a 3.5 ⭐️) but enough that I don’t think so badly of it.
Hastings is still a parody of his character, and Japp is again just a by ...more
Well I have just finished listening to this, not because I was hoping it would get better but because for various reasons I just wanted to listen to a detective novel (the comfort of being read to) and I happened to have this on my iPod.
In actual fact, it was better than reading the book, not enough to change the 3 star rating (it was about a 3.5 ⭐️) but enough that I don’t think so badly of it.
Hastings is still a parody of his character, and Japp is again just a by ...more
Poirot does it again! Black coffee was originally written as a play and is later novelised by Charles Osbourne.
So,naturally it was shorter and more precise as compared to any other full length novel by Agatha Christie. But, I liked the plot nevertheless.It had the same Christie factor and the english charm. The presence of Captain Hastings made it even more interesting.
So,naturally it was shorter and more precise as compared to any other full length novel by Agatha Christie. But, I liked the plot nevertheless.It had the same Christie factor and the english charm. The presence of Captain Hastings made it even more interesting.
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