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Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17)

Agatha Christie

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: July 31, 2019

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Feb 07, 2017 Damaskcat rated it it was amazing

Emily Arundel had a nasty accident which may or may not have been caused by a dog's ball which had apparently been left on the stairs. She thinks about the accident for a while and writes to Hercule Poirot saying she thinks one of her family is trying to kill her. But Poirot doesn't get the letter until two months later and by that time Emily is dead.

Naturally Poirot's curiosity is aroused and he starts to investigate by interviewing all the members of the lady's obnoxious family. Most of them a ...more

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Jun 23, 2019 Jill rated it it was amazing

Shelves: agatha-christie

Bit different this time. Poirot asked for help by someone but unfortunately too late for him to stop the deed. Although it is too late to stop a murder being committed he still feels the need to follow it up. Some amazing facts get discovered, and some lies are told by Poirot instead of him being lied to, which is usually the way. Loved the dog Bob, and the way we get told what is going through his mind.

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Mar 28, 2021 Tahlia Fernandez rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed this book. Hastings gets a really good showing and I love Bob the dog!

My only complaint is that there is a time or two where Dr. Tanios acts in a controlling and sinister way when just he and Bella are together. It is an odd story-telling choice on Christie’s part since she later on takes pains to absolve him of any nefarious behavior and emphasizes his devotion to Bella.

In the section where Dr. Tanios insists that Bella ask her aunt for money and - later on - where he takes o ...more

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Sep 21, 2019 Pranit rated it liked it

Shelves: hercule-poirot

The characters in the novel could have been better to get this story from a 3 to a 5-star rating. But a good a story nevertheless. Agatha Christie still remains the undisputed champion of crime writing!

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