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The Clocks

Agatha Christie

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

Discussion: Archive: Poirot Buddy Reads

Why we're reading this: One of 2 Poirot reads this month.
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Archive: Poirot Buddy Reads

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Jan 12, 2017 Damaskcat rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Sheila Webb is sent to an address to take some shorthand dictation. She works for a secretarial agency. When she gets there she finds an empty house and a dead body. She runs out of the house and straight into the arms of Colin Lamb - a friend of DI Hardcastle - who will be investigating the case.

The clocks in the room with the body are a mystery. Only two of them work and the remaining four are all set to 4.13pm though the cuckoo clock strikes three when Sheila arrives. The other four clocks d ...more

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Sep 29, 2020 Jill rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie

This is another book where Poirot isn't involved until the later part. Instead we have Inspector Hardcastle, and his friend Colin Lamb. Lamb is also a friend of Poirot, and it is he, who involves Poirot in the mystery as a challenge. I did guess one of the mysteries here quite early on, as I thought it was pretty obvious, but a second theme was something of a surprise. A good easy read as usual, but seemed a bit drawn out for Christie. ...more

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Jul 06, 2017 Doris rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, reread, z-2020-challenge

Unnecessarily convoluted, with an implausible romance thrown in for good measure.

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Sep 29, 2020 Tracey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: poirot, agatha-christie

Poirot really seems to be enjoying himself in this one!

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Oct 05, 2020 Sandy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-classic, mystery-detective-grp, rread-2020

I really enjoyed listening to this with its many amusing and interesting vignettes, excellent characters, and Poirot bragging he can solve the mystery without leaving home. However the ending was unrealistic and disappointing with way too many coincidences.

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