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Sept 25: The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) by Agatha Christie
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Arthur Hastings! My word he was a lot to take here. I usually love him but Arthur made this one hard. Poirot is his very wonderful self but Hastings and his narration are all over the place. His penchant for having retrograde ideas about women caused a lot more trouble than they were worth and he hampered the investigation. I wanted him to leave which is terrible because he was relating the tale!
And yet somehow, Christie makes this a book I didn't want to toss across the room even though I desp ...more
And yet somehow, Christie makes this a book I didn't want to toss across the room even though I desp ...more
This is the second major case for Poirot, following on from "The Mysterious Affair of Styles". For some reason I had never read this one - perhaps the link with golf put me off when I was younger and beginning to read Christie's novels. However, the link with golf is tenuous and it is, thankfully, hard to imagine Poirot wishing to indulge in sporting activities! The story begins with Hastings meeting a young woman on a train on his way back to London. He barely arrives before Poirot receives a l
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Nov 05, 2018
Kavita
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
golden-age-mystery
For years, I believed I did not like this book. Turns out, I mixed it up with something else and I never read it before! That's practically an impossible occurrence, but it happened, so there!
Poirot receives a telegram from France that a wealthy man, Reynaud, is in fear of his life. By the time he reaches there, Reynaud is dead. However, the method of the crime reminds Poirot of something but he couldn't exactly put his finger on it. The obvious suspects are the wife and / or the son, but then ...more
Poirot receives a telegram from France that a wealthy man, Reynaud, is in fear of his life. By the time he reaches there, Reynaud is dead. However, the method of the crime reminds Poirot of something but he couldn't exactly put his finger on it. The obvious suspects are the wife and / or the son, but then ...more
Feb 12, 2021
Jazzy Lemon
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
english-authors,
classics
Bravo, a bit on the mushy side, but a good romp nevertheless.
I'm not really a Poirot fan but this mystery/ romance was delightful despite Hastings' imbecility.
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3.5* This is the second Poirot novel, set in France (although there is a lot of travelling back and forth to England). Poirot is summoned to help a wealthy man who feels threatened, yet arrives to find him murdered and his household thrown into disarray. A mistress, a blackmailer, a younger love triangle, a bumbling police inspector, flustered servants, an acrobat, and the developing relationship between Poirot and Hastings all add to the fun of this classic Christie.
Papa Poirot with a large helping of foolish Hastings. Très bon!
This being the second of the Poirot series, was just as good as the first. It really was quite complicated, with a lot of characters. Don't think anyone could have liked Giraud, and all the time I was cheering on Poirot. Told from Hastings point of view, did make himself seem more dumb than we imagine, but it did mean that Poirot explained some of his thoughts along the way as opposed to leaving all explanations to the very end. Did like the happy ending.
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Feb 22, 2018
Tracey
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really liked it
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poirot,
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Jan 18, 2021
Mayara Valenca
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really liked it
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