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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

Agatha Christie

Start date: January 1, 2026

Finish date: January 31, 2026

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Why we're reading this: Continuing our Christie challenge into 2026
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Nov 05, 2007 Bronwyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: author-a-i, series, by-women, mystery-detective-suspense, title-j-r, european, read-multiple-times, 2007-reads, 2018-reads

This is a good one. I remembered some of it (whether from a previous read or the adaptation, I don't know), but not enough to know where all it was going. I like the use of Poirot for other ends, the useage of names, the reveal. Very good. ...more

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Oct 10, 2018 Carol Evans rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

Peril at End House is classic Poirot. Lovely Nick doesn’t know her life is in danger until Poirot helpfully points out that her near-accidents were probably not coincidence. But why would any of her friends want her dead? She’s not rich, she’s not mean. Poirot is determined to keep her safe, but that’s easier said than done, especially when another woman is killed, mistaken for Nick.

This was a fun little mystery. The denouement was a good one, a bit unusual for a Poirot mystery. I mean, there wa ...more

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Mar 04, 2009 Laura Anne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: british-isles, mystery

2025 Series Re-read: Enjoyable story with memorable characters and all the clues laid out fairly. Poirot's pomposity contrasts nicely with Hastings's playful narration. I love their camaraderie and reminiscences over previous cases. Re-reading these in order is proving fruitful. ...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Becky rated it really liked it

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It is such a pleasure to read an Agatha Christie mystery. Peril at End House stars Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings. (I really love it when Hastings is "helping" Poirot solve a case.) This mystery is a hard one for Poirot to solve, though he doesn't realize that until the very, very end! This is a novel that could very easily be spoiled so I won't say much about it except that it was a pure delight to read this one! ...more

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