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Aug 25, 2020
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I enjoyed this - it’s been years since I read it, but I remember seeing the David Suchet version on Masterpiece Mystery. I had forgotten the Middle Eastern revolution angle at the beginning, then the switch to an English girl’s school. It’s definitely different from Christie’s usual country house setting!
A lot going on at this very posh school - murder, intrigue, and of course, the aforementioned international intrigue angle. There are some interesting characters, especially headmistress Miss Bu ...more
A lot going on at this very posh school - murder, intrigue, and of course, the aforementioned international intrigue angle. There are some interesting characters, especially headmistress Miss Bu ...more
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I wouldn't rank it up there among my favorites, but Cat Among the Pigeons was quite good. Quite late in the Hercule Poirot series (1959), the great Belgian detective only appears toward the end of this one.
Basic synopsis: Ramat, a fictional country somewhere in the Middle East, is poised on the edge of revolution. The leader at the time, one Ali Yusuf, knows that revolution is coming, and entrusts his friend and private pilot with a cache of jewels, giv ...more
I wouldn't rank it up there among my favorites, but Cat Among the Pigeons was quite good. Quite late in the Hercule Poirot series (1959), the great Belgian detective only appears toward the end of this one.
Basic synopsis: Ramat, a fictional country somewhere in the Middle East, is poised on the edge of revolution. The leader at the time, one Ali Yusuf, knows that revolution is coming, and entrusts his friend and private pilot with a cache of jewels, giv ...more
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Aubree Goodlad
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Patti D'Ambrosca Taylor
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