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Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40)

Agatha Christie

Start date: November 1, 2020

Finish date: November 30, 2020

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Why we're reading this: Next in the ongoing series of Poirot buddy reads.
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Jan 03, 2021 Adrian rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Its strange, i don't remember ever reading this book before,and yet it's turned out to be one of my favourites. More thoughts tomorrow.

As other people have mentioned this (wonderful) book features both Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver from the very beginning, and that alone is worth half a star each. Add to that an interesting and convoluted story, some other great characters and wonderful settings of dingy London and aristocratic suburbs, and well you're already up to 4 stars.
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Jan 17, 2020 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I enjoyed reading Third Girl. Me of Christie’s later novels. A young girl goes to Poirot tells him she has murdered someone then says he’s to old for the case and runs away. Poirot through his friend Ariadne Oliver identifies the girl as Norma Restarick who comes from a wealthy family. Her father who she has not seen since she was five ran off to Africa with his mistress Louise. He has returned with his wife Mary who Norma hates.

Overlaid is the 1960s drug scene. Norma believes she is doing and ...more

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