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Archive: Poirot Buddy Reads
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Next in our continuing series of Poirot buddy reads in order.

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What Members Thought

Adrian
Review hopefully later 😬🐷😬

So, although I am sure I have said this before, “I really don’t remember this story at all, either reading it or watching the Suchet TV version”. How I really don’t know, but there it is.

This is quite a lot different to other Poirot novels, but maybe thats what I needed, to re-invigorate my Poirot challenge. This book focusses on a many years-old murder that Poirot is asked to investigate. The story is good, well crafted, the characters, well despicable in some cases bu
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Tania
Mar 01, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
4.5.
Vijay Kerji
Apr 09, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This book is somewhat different in its structure when compared to the other Poirot books I have read. The murder in this story has happened long back and Poirot is asked to solve the mystery. He interviews all the people connected with the crime before finding the real perpetrator. Poirot fans will not be disappointed if they choose to read this.
Petra Mrkun
Sep 29, 2014 rated it liked it
Roisin
Jan 26, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Manina
May 04, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: crime-classics
Maryam
Nov 13, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: kindle-reads
Anna
Dec 14, 2015 is currently reading it
Alou
May 31, 2016 rated it really liked it
Kelly V
Oct 15, 2016 rated it really liked it
Laurel
Jan 28, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Gemima
Jun 16, 2019 marked it as to-read
Ina
Sep 09, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Hayley
Jan 14, 2020 rated it really liked it
Klaudia Fischer
Aug 02, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2020
Kristin
May 24, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery