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Taken at the Flood
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April 1, 2020
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April 30, 2020
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Archive: Poirot Buddy Reads
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What Members Thought

Adrian
This was "so" heading for 5 stars and then somehow in the last few pages it wasn’t.

So why ? Well it's a really great story, well crafted and was in my opinion going to be one of my favourite Poirot stories, and then (view spoiler)
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Gillian Kevern
Aug 25, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 1940s
A reread! Excellent tight plot and mystery, compelling characters but unfortunately a lot rested on the romance and the romance fell flat.

I think my memory of the story was skewed by the fact that I remembered what happened to one of the victims and felt sorrier for them than I did for the wronged family members.
Sydney
May 04, 2021 rated it liked it
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Feb 04, 2017 rated it really liked it
Bhuvan
Jul 05, 2017 marked it as to-read
Laurel
Mar 21, 2018 marked it as to-read
Kara
Jan 27, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Kristin
Jun 17, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: mystery
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Apr 10, 2023 rated it really liked it
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Jul 11, 2024 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 30, 2025 rated it really liked it
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