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I watched the ITV adaptation and thought what a stupid ending. So I decided to read the book which was much more satisfactory. In the book Poiret comes in after the murder and questions the family. It is more a psychological drama and I also heard in the play Christie gave another alternative ending.
Mrs Boyden a horrible petty tyrant holds her family under an iron thumb and is a mental sadist. Her family are all weak willed and stay around as she holds the purse strings. The setting in Petra is ...more
Mrs Boyden a horrible petty tyrant holds her family under an iron thumb and is a mental sadist. Her family are all weak willed and stay around as she holds the purse strings. The setting in Petra is ...more
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